Biology:Austropyrgus smithii

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Austropyrgus smithii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Austropyrgus
Species:
A. smithii
Binomial name
Austropyrgus smithii
(Petterd, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Bithynella smithii Johnston, 1891
  • Fluvidona smithii Smith, 1992
  • Potamopyrgus smithii Petterd, 1889
  • Pupiphryx smithii May, 1958

Austropyrgus smithii 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 Tasmania, Australia , and is found in a number of small rivers and streams.[1]

See also

  • List of non-marine molluscs of Australia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus smithii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2011: e.T188983A8670665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T188983A8670665.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/188983/0. Retrieved 10 January 2018. 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16835851 entry