Austropyrgus smithii

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.[1]

Austropyrgus smithii
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. smithii
Binomial name
Austropyrgus smithii (Petterd, 1889)
Synonyms
Bithynella smithii Johnston, 1891 Fluvidona smithii Smith, 1992 Potamopyrgus smithii Petterd, 1889 Pupiphryx smithii May, 1958

See also

• List of non-marine molluscs of Australia

References

1. Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus smithii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T188983A8670665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T188983A8670665.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 smithii (Petterd, 1889)". Australian Faunal Directory. 30 January 2012.
• "Austropyrgus smithii (Petterd, 1889)". Atlas of Living Australia.