Austropyrgus pusillus
| Austropyrgus pusillus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Truncatelloidea |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Austropyrgus |
| Species: | A. pusillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Austropyrgus pusillus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003 | |
Austropyrgus pusillus is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the Hydrobiidae family. This species is endemic to western Victoria, Australia. It is found in small springs and streams that flow into the lower part of the Glenelg River.[1]
References
- 1 2 Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
Further reading
- 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 (The Australian Museum). Supplement 28: 1–109. doi:10.3853/j.0812-7387.28.2003.1377. ISBN 0-7347-2313-X. ISSN 0812-7387. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
External links
- "Species Austropyrgus pusillus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003". Australian Faunal Directory. 30 January 2012.
- "Austropyrgus pusillus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003". Atlas of Living Australia.
See also
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