- Amnicola diemense Frauenfeld, G.R. von 1863. Vorläufige aufzählung der Arten der Gattungen Hydrobia Htm. und Amnicola Gld. Hldm. in der Kaiserlichen und in Cuming's Sammlung. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Vereins in Wien 13: 1017-1032 [1028].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 197745/1, Tasmania, restricted to South Esk River, Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 197745/2-16 (15 specimens), TAS; NHMW no number (18 specimens), TAS; NHMW no number (5 specimens), TAS.Subsequent designation references:
Clark, S.A., Miller, A.C. & Ponder, W.F. 2003. Revision of the Snail Genus Austropyrgus (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae): A Morphostatic Radiation of Freshwater Gastropods in Southeastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 28: 1-109 [87].Type locality references:
Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [201]; Clark, S.A., Miller, A.C. & Ponder, W.F. 2003. Revision of the Snail Genus Austropyrgus (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae): A Morphostatic Radiation of Freshwater Gastropods in Southeastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 28: 1-109 [87]. - Potamopyrgus woodsii Petterd, W.F. 1889. Contributions for a systematic catalogue of the aquatic shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1888: 60-82 pls 1-4 [71].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C27792 (13 specimens), South Esk River, TAS. - Potamopyrgus brownii Petterd, W.F. 1889. Contributions for a systematic catalogue of the aquatic shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1888: 60-82 pls 1-4 [72].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QVM 9:111 (2 specimens), St Paul's River, TAS; QVM 9:112 (3 specimens), St Paul's River, TAS; AM C27794 (4 specimens), St Paul's River, TAS; SAMA D15767 (5 specimens), St Paul's River, TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Clark, S.A., Miller, A.C. & Ponder, W.F. 2003. Revision of the Snail Genus Austropyrgus (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae): A Morphostatic Radiation of Freshwater Gastropods in Southeastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 28: 1-109 [87]
Generic Combinations
- Austropyrgus diemensis (Frauenfeld, 1863). —
Clark, S.A., Miller, A.C. & Ponder, W.F. 2003. Revision of the Snail Genus Austropyrgus (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae): A Morphostatic Radiation of Freshwater Gastropods in Southeastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 28: 1-109 [87-88, figs 25H-J, 26F, 27I, 28G,H, 40L, 54E, 55A]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Ecological Descriptors
Lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Found on weeds, leaves, roots and stones.
General References
Clark, S.A., Miller, A.C. & Ponder, W.F. 2003. Revision of the Snail Genus Austropyrgus (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae): A Morphostatic Radiation of Freshwater Gastropods in Southeastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 28: 1-109 [87-88, figs 25H-J, 26F, 27I, 28G,H, 40L, 54E, 55A]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TRUNCATELLOIDEA | 15-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |