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Austropyrgus

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Truncatelloidea

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Tateinae

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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.

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:

  • Austropyrgus bungoniensis Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus bunyaensis Miller, Ponder & Clark, 1999
  • Austropyrgus centralia (Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, Clark & Miller, 1996)
  • Austropyrgus colensis Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus dyerianus (Petterd, 1879)
  • Austropyrgus elongatus (May, 1921)
  • Austropyrgus eumekes Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus foris (Ponder, Colgan, Clark, Miller & Terzis, 1994)
  • Austropyrgus grampianensis (Gabriel, 1939)
  • Austropyrgus halletensis Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus nepeanensis Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Austropyrgus ora Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus parvus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus pusillus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus rectoides Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus ronkershawi Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus salvus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus sinuatus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus smithii (Petterd, 1889)
  • Austropyrgus tateiformis Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • Austropyrgus tumidus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
  • References

    Austropyrgus Wikipedia


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