Austropyrgus Species
With 76 recognized species , Austropyrgus is the largest genus of Australian freshwater molluscs and is the most widespread of the Australian freshwater Hydrobiidae genera.
Austropyrgus species include:
Austropyrgus abercrombiensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus angasi (E. A. Smith, 1882) Austropyrgus aslini S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus avius S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus buchanensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus bullerensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus bungoniensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus bunyaensis A. C. Miller, Ponder & S. A. Clark, 1999 Austropyrgus centralia (Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, S. A. Clark & A. C. Miller, 1996) Austropyrgus colensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus colludens S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus conicus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus coolingi Ponder, Nimbs & Shea, 2023 Austropyrgus cooma (Iredale, 1943) Austropyrgus daylesfordensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus dekeyzeri S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus diemensis (Frauenfeld, 1863) Austropyrgus dyerianus (Petterd, 1879) Austropyrgus elongatus (May, 1921) Austropyrgus eumekes S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus exiguus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus flindersensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus fonscultus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus foris (Ponder, Colgan, S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Terzis, 1994) Austropyrgus gippslandicus (Ponder, Colgan, S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Terzis, 1994) Austropyrgus glenelgensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus goliathus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus gordonensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus grampianensis (Gabriel, 1939) Austropyrgus gunnii (Frauenfeld, 1863) Austropyrgus halletensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus juliae S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus latus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus lippus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus lochi S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus macaulayi S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus macedonensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus macropus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus mersus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus monaroensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus nanoacuminatus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus nanus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus nepeanensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) Austropyrgus nitidus (R. M. Johnston, 1879) Austropyrgus ora S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus otwayensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus pagodoides S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus parvus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus petterdianus (Brazier, 1875) Austropyrgus pisinnus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus praecipitis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus privus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus procerus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus pusillus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus rectoides S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus rectus (Ponder, Colgan, S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Terzis, 1994) Austropyrgus ronkershawi S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus salvus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus simsonianus (Brazier, 1875) Austropyrgus sinuatus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus smithii (Petterd, 1889) Austropyrgus solitarius S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus sparsus (Iredale, 1944) Austropyrgus spectus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus stevensmithi S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus synoria S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus tateiformis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus tathraensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus tebus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus tumidus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus turbatus (Ponder, Colgan, S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Terzis, 1994) Austropyrgus vastus S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus viridarium S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus vulgaris S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus wombeyanensis S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003 Austropyrgus zeidleri S. A. Clark, A. C. Miller & Ponder, 2003
References
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