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Idiopyrgus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Pomatiopsidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Rissooidea

Subfamily
  
Pomatiopsinae

Similar
  
Pomatiopsidae, Hydrobiidae, Physa, Biomphalaria, Pomacea

Idiopyrgus is a genus of freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiopsidae.

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Distribution

The distribution of the genus Idiopyrgus includes Brazil.

Species

Species within the genus Idiopyrgus include:

  • Idiopyrgus pilbryi F. Baker, 1913
  • Idiopyrgus souleyetianus Pilsbry, 1911 - type species
  • Idiopyrgus walkeri Pilsbry, 1924
  • Malek (1983) noted that Idiopyrgus pilbryi and Idiopyrgus walkeri were described from shells only, but should stay valid until the anatomy of the soft parts is also elucidated.

    References

    Idiopyrgus Wikipedia