Austropyrgus ronkershawi

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Austropyrgus ronkershawi
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A. ronkershawi
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Austropyrgus ronkershawi
Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003

Austropyrgus ronkershawi is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the Hydrobiidae family. [2] This species is endemic to Tasmania, Australia. It is known from a number of small streams and rivers in central northern Tasmania. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus ronkershawi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T188917A8662272. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T188917A8662272.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Austropyrgus ronkershawi - fact sheet". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

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