Austropyrgus

<i>Austropyrgus</i>

Austropyrgus

Genus of gastropods

Austropyrgus is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the Hydrobiidae family. Austropyrgus species are endemic to Australia, where they are found in virtually all freshwater habitats, from high mountain streams to isolated springs in the arid zone.[2]

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Species

With 76 recognized species, Austropyrgus is the largest genus of Australian freshwater molluscs and is the most widespread of the Australian freshwater Hydrobiidae genera. Austropyrgus species include:[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Ponder, W. F. (1988). "Potamopyrgus antipodarum—a molluscan coloniser of Europe and Australia". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 54 (3): 271–285. doi:10.1093/mollus/54.3.271.
  2. [2]
    Clark, Stephanie A.; Miller, Alison C.; Ponder, Winston F. (2003). "Revision of the Snail Genus Austropyrgus (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae): A Morphostatic Radiation of Freshwater Gastropods in Southeastern Australia" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. Supplement 28. The Australian Museum: 1–109. doi:10.3853/j.0812-7387.28.2003.1377. ISBN 0-7347-2313-X. ISSN 0812-7387. Retrieved 8 February 2014.


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