Austropyrgus pusillus

Austropyrgus pusillus 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 found in small springs and streams that flow into the lower part of the Glenelg River.[1]

Austropyrgus pusillus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Austropyrgus
Species:
A. pusillus
Binomial name
Austropyrgus pusillus
Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003

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References

  1. Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus pusillus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T189620A8756461. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189620A8756461.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

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