Pyrgulopsis bedfordensis explained

Pyrgulopsis bedfordensis, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae. It is listed as critically imperiled on the Montana Species of Concern list.^[1]

This species is endemic to a 2km (01miles) stretch of Bedford Spring Creek near Townsend, Montana, United States. Its natural habitat is streams.

Notes and References

1. Stagliano. David M. Current Population Status of a Locally Endemic Springsnail (Hydrobiidae: Pyrgulopsis bedfordensis) in Montana. Western North American Naturalist. December 2016. 76. 4. 509–513. 10.3398/064.076.0401. 89625565.