Biology:Westrapyrgus
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Short description: Genus of gastropods
| Westrapyrgus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Subfamily: | Tateinae
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| Genus: | Westrapyrgus Ponder, Clark & Miller, 1999
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| Type species | |
| Westrapyrgus westralis[1] Ponder, Clark & Miller, 1999
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Westrapyrgus is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae. The genus is endemic to south Western Australia. It is the first hydrobiid genus to be described from this state.[1]
Morphologically, Westrapyrgus is most similar to the southeastern Australian hydrobiid genera Austropyrgus and Tatea.[1]
Species
The genus currently includes two recognised species:[1]
- Westrapyrgus westralis Ponder, Clark & Miller, 1999
- Westrapyrgus slacksmithae Ponder, Clark & Miller, 1999
References
External links
- "Genus Westrapyrgus Ponder, Clark & Miller, 1999". Australian Faunal Directory. 30 January 2012. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Westrapyrgus.
- "Westrapyrgus Ponder, Clark & Miller, 1999". Atlas of Living Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Westrapyrgus.
Wikidata ☰ Q18379053 entry
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