Austropyrgus elongatus

Austropyrgus elongatus 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 Tasmania, Australia. It is only known from one location on Apsley River.[1]

Austropyrgus elongatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Austropyrgus
Species:
A. elongatus
Binomial name
Austropyrgus elongatus
(May, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Fluvidona elongatus Smith, 1992
  • Potamopyrgus elongatus May, 1921
  • Pupiphryx elongatus Iredale, 1943

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References

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  1. ^ a b Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus elongatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T189219A8702987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189219A8702987.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

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