Mexipyrgus churinceanus

Mexipyrgus churinceanus
A series of shells of Mexipyrgus churinceanus, showing variation in size, shell sculpture, and color
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Hydrobiidae
Genus:	Mexipyrgus
Species:	M. churinceanus
Binomial name
Mexipyrgus churinceanus Taylor, 1966

Mexipyrgus churinceanus is a species of very small freshwater snail,^[1] an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.^[1]

Subspecies

• Mexipyrgus churinceanus lugoi - Mexipyrgus De Lugo Snail

Distribution

This species is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas valley, in Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.^[1]

Ecology

Predators of Mexithauma quadripaludium include the cichlid fish Herichthys minckleyi.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Chaves-Campos J., Johnson S. G. & Hulsey C. D. (2011). "Spatial Geographic Mosaic in an Aquatic Predator-Prey Network". PLoS ONE 6(7): e22472. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022472.

Further reading

• Johnson S. G. (2005). "Age, phylogeography and population structure of the microendemic banded spring snail, Mexipyrgus churinceanus". Molecular Ecology 14(8): 2299-2311. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.2005.02580.x.
• Johnson S. G., Hulsey C. D. & León F. J. G. de (2007). "Spatial mosaic evolution of snail defensive traits". BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 50. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-50.

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