Austropyrgus eumekes
Austropyrgus eumekes 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 only known from several locations on Darlot Creek, a tributary of the Fitzroy River.[1]
| Austropyrgus eumekes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Austropyrgus |
| Species: | A. eumekes |
| Binomial name | |
| Austropyrgus eumekes Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003 | |
References
- Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus eumekes". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T189198A8699461. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189198A8699461.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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 eumekes Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003". Australian Faunal Directory. 30 January 2012.
- "Austropyrgus eumekes Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003". Atlas of Living Australia.
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