Austropyrgus niger
| Austropyrgus niger | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Truncatelloidea |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Austropyrgus |
| Species: | A. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Austropyrgus niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) | |
| Synonyms | |
Austropyrgus niger 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 southeastern Tasmania, Australia. It is found in small coastal streams along the D’Entrecasteaux Channel.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus niger". 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 niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)". Australian Faunal Directory. 30 January 2012.
- "Austropyrgus niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)". Atlas of Living Australia.