Mexipyrgus carranzae is a species of very small freshwater snail,[2] an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae.[2][3]
This species is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas valley, in Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.[2]
Mexipyrgus carranzae is generally found only in soft sediment.[4]
Water lily Nymphaea ampla is the most common aquatic macrophyte in abundance in its habitats.[4] According to the isotope analysis by Chaves-Campos et al. (2012)[4] it is probable that Mexipyrgus churinceanus feed on water lily Nymphaea ampla organic matter metabolized by sediment bacteria.[4]
Predators of Mexithauma quadripaludium include the specialized snail-eating (molluscivorous) cichlid fish Herichthys minckleyi.[2]
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Mexipyrgus carranzae is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae.
