Austropyrgus niger

Austropyrgus niger is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to southeastern Tasmania, Australia. It is found in small coastal streams along the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.[1]

Austropyrgus niger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Austropyrgus
Species:
A. niger
Binomial name
Austropyrgus niger
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
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References

  1. Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus niger". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T188981A8670451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T188981A8670451.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

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