''Idiopyrgus'' is a
genus of
freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...
s with
gills and an
operculum,
aquatic gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the family
Tomichiidae .
[Malek E. A. (1983). "The South American hydrobioid genus ''Idiopyrgus'' Pilsbry, 1911". '' The Nautilus'' 97(1)]
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20.[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740264 on 2023-03-13]
Distribution
The distribution of the genus ''Idiopyrgus'' includes
Brazil.
Species
Species within the genus ''Idiopyrgus'' include:
* ''
Idiopyrgus adamanteus''
Salvador, Silva & Bichuette, 2022
* ''
Idiopyrgus brasiliensis''
(Rey, 1959)
* ''
Idiopyrgus minor''
Salvador, Silva & Bichuette, 2022
* ''
Idiopyrgus pilbryi''
F. Baker, 1913
* ''
Idiopyrgus rudolphi''
(F. Haas, 1938)
* ''
Idiopyrgus souleyetianus
''Idiopyrgus souleyetianus'' is a species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Tomichiidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Idiopyrgus souleyetianus Pilsbry, 1911. Accessed throug ...
''
Pilsbry, 1911 - type species
* ''
Idiopyrgus walkeri
''Idiopyrgus'' is a genus of freshwater snails with gills and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Tomichiidae .Malek E. A. (1983). "The South American hydrobioid genus ''Idiopyrgus'' Pils ...
''
Pilsbry, 1924
Malek (1983) noted that ''
Idiopyrgus pilbryi'' and ''
Idiopyrgus walkeri
''Idiopyrgus'' is a genus of freshwater snails with gills and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Tomichiidae .Malek E. A. (1983). "The South American hydrobioid genus ''Idiopyrgus'' Pils ...
'' were described from shells only, but should stay valid until the anatomy of the soft parts is also elucidated.
References
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference
External links
Haas, F. (1938). Neue Binnen Mollusken aus Nordost Brasilien. Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 70: 46-51 Salvador, R. B.; Silva, F. S.; Bichuette, M. E. (2022). Phylogenetic position of the relict South American genus Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911 (Gastropoda, Truncatelloidea), with the description of two new cave species. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 98(2): 365-375
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Truncatelloidea