Idiopyrgus

Idiopyrgus
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]
Synonyms[2]
  • Aquidauania Davis, 1979[4]
  • Hydracme Haas, 1938

Idiopyrgus is a genus of freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Tomichiidae.[2][5]

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Idiopyrgus includes Brazil.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Idiopyrgus include:

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]

References

This article incorporates public domain text from the reference[2]

  1. ^ a b Pilsbry H. A. (1911). "Non-marine mollusca of Patagonia". Reports of Princeton University Expeditions to Patagonia, 1896-1899 3 (Zool.), pt. 5: pages 564-565.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Malek E. A. (1983). "The South American hydrobioid genus Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911". The Nautilus 97(1): 16-20.
  3. ^ Kameda Y. & Kato M. (2011). "Terrestrial invasion of pomatiopsid gastropods in the heavy-snow region of the Japanese Archipelago". BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 118. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-118 {{doi}}: unflagged free DOI (link).
  4. ^ Davis G. M. (1979). "The origin and evolution of the gastropod family Pomatiopsidae, with emphasis on the Mekong river Triculinae". Academy of natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Monograph 20: 1-120. ISBN 978-1-4223-1926-0. at Google Books.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ a b Salvador, Rodrigo B.; Silva, Fernanda S.; Bichuette, Maria E. (2022-09-14). "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. doi:10.3897/zse.98.90797. hdl:10037/27283. ISSN 1860-0743.
  7. ^ a b Salvador, Rodrigo Brincalepe; Bichuette, Maria Elina (2024-11-08). "Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911 (Gastropoda, Tomichiidae): a relict genus radiating into subterranean environments". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 100 (4): 1543–1556. doi:10.3897/zse.100.136428. ISSN 1860-0743.