| Austropyrgus niger | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Austropyrgus |
| Species: | A. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Austropyrgus niger | |
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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]
See also
References
- 1 2 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.
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.
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