Austropyrgus parvus

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

Austropyrgus parvus 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 southwestern Tasmania, Australia. It is known from several locations on the lower Franklin River. [1]

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Austropyrgus ora 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 eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales, Australia.

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Austropyrgus smithii 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 Tasmania, Australia, and is found in a number of small rivers and streams.

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Austropyrgus tumidus 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 known from a few small springs and streams that flow into the lower part of the Glenelg River.

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  1. 1 2 Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus parvus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2011: e.T189541A8746041. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189541A8746041.en . Retrieved 10 January 2018.

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