Austropyrgus rectoides
| Austropyrgus rectoides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Truncatelloidea |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Austropyrgus |
| Species: | A. rectoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Austropyrgus rectoides Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003 | |
Austropyrgus rectoides 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 Tasmania, Australia. It is found in small coastal rivers and streams in northern and western Tasmania and also on Hunter Island.[1]
References
- 1 2 Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus rectoides". 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 rectoides Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003". Australian Faunal Directory. 30 January 2012.
- "Austropyrgus rectoides Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003". Atlas of Living Australia.
See also
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