Austropyrgus niger

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]

Austropyrgus niger
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Truncatelloidea
Family:	Hydrobiidae
Genus:	Austropyrgus
Species:	A. niger
Binomial name
Austropyrgus niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Synonyms
Fluvidona nigra Smith, 1992 Hydrobia nigra Frauenfeld, 1864 Paludina nigra Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

See also

• List of non-marine molluscs of Australia

References

1. 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.