Austropyrgus tumidus
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| Austropyrgus tumidus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Austropyrgus |
| Species: | A. tumidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Austropyrgus tumidus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003 | |
Austropyrgus tumidus is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the Hydrobiidae family. This species is endemic to western Victoria, Australia. It is known from a few small springs and streams that flow into the lower part of the Glenelg River.[1]