Austropyrgus elongatus explained

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.

See also

• List of non-marine molluscs of Australia

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. Records of the Australian Museum. Supplement 28. 1–109. The Australian Museum. 10.3853/j.0812-7387.28.2003.1377. 0-7347-2313-X. 0812-7387. 2 July 2014.

External links

• Web site: Species Austropyrgus elongatus (May, 1921). 30 January 2012. Australian Faunal Directory.
• Web site: Austropyrgus elongatus (May, 1921). Atlas of Living Australia.