Fluvidona Explained

Fluvidona is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Tateidae. Fluvidona species are endemic to northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, Australia.^{[1] [2]}

Species

The genus Fluvidona includes the following 7 species:^{[1] [2]}

• Fluvidona anodonta (Hedley & Musson, 1892)
• Fluvidona dorrigoensis Miller, Ponder & Clark, 1999
• †Fluvidona dulvertonensis (Tenison-Woods, 1876)^[3]
• Fluvidona griffithsi Miller, Ponder & Clark, 1999
• Fluvidona orphana Miller, Ponder & Clark, 1999
• Fluvidona petterdi E. A. Smith, 1882
• Fluvidona simsoniana Brazier, 1875^[4]

Notes and References

1. Miller. A. C.. Ponder. W. F.. Clark. S. A.. 1999. Freshwater snails of the genera Fluvidona and Austropyrgus (Gastropoda, Hydrobiidae) from northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy. 13. 3. 461–493. CSIRO Publishing. 10.1071/IT97011. 0818-0164. 20 February 2014.
2. Web site: Fluvidona Iredale, 1937. Atlas of living Australia. 20 February 2014.
3. Mollusc Specialist Group . 1996 . Fluvidona dulvertonensis . 1996 . e.T1292A3398300 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1292A3398300.en . 16 November 2021.
4. Ponder, W.F. . 1996 . Fluvidona simsoniana . 1996 . e.T1298A3403862 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1298A3403862.en . 17 November 2021.