Species Austropyrgus gunnii (Frauenfeld, 1863)
- Hydrobia gunnii 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 [1025].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 197746/1, TAS (as New Holland), restricted to South Esk River, Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania.
Paralectotype(s) NHMW R35 (5 specimen), TAS (as New Holland), restricted to South Esk River, Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania; BMNH 197746/2-9 (8 specimens), TAS (as New Holland), restricted to South Esk River, Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania.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 [82].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 [82].
Generic Combinations
- Austropyrgus gunnii (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 [82-84, figs 6H, 7K,L, 25B, 46E, 47D, 48D]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from limited area, throughout the drainage of the South Esk River.
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 [82-84, figs 6H, 7K,L, 25B, 46E, 47D, 48D]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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01-Jun-2021 | TRUNCATELLOIDEA | 14-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |