Idiopyrgus
Genus of gastropods
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Idiopyrgus is a genus of freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Tomichiidae.[2][4]
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| Shells of Idiopyrgus spp. A, B. I. souleyetianus Pilsbry, 1911, holotype ANSP 100534; C, D. I. pilsbryi Baker, 1914, lectotype ANSP 130700; E. I. walkeri Pilsbry, 1924, reproduced from Pilsbry (1924: p. 6, fig. 9); F, G. I. rudolphi (Hass, 1938), holotype SMF 24365; H. I. brasiliensis (Rey, 1959), reproduced from Rey (1959: p. 145, fig. 2). Scale bars: 1 mm. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Tomichiidae |
| Genus: | Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911[1] |
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Distribution
Species
Species within the genus Idiopyrgus include:
- Idiopyrgus adamanteus Salvador, Silva & Bichuette, 2022[5]
- Idiopyrgus brasiliensis Rey, 1959
- Idiopyrgus eowynae Salvador & Bichuette, 2024[6]
- Idiopyrgus meriadoci Salvador & Bichuette, 2024[6]
- Idiopyrgus minor Salvador, Silva & Bichuette, 2022[5]
- Idiopyrgus pilbryi F. Baker, 1913[2]
- Idiopyrgus rudolphi F. Haas, 1938
- Idiopyrgus souleyetianus Pilsbry, 1911[2] - type species[1]
- Idiopyrgus walkeri Pilsbry, 1924[2]
Malek (1983) noted that Idiopyrgus pilbryi and Idiopyrgus walkeri were described from shells only, but should stay valid until the anatomy of the soft parts is also elucidated.[2]
