Austropyrgus salvus is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the Hydrobiidae family. This species is endemic to southwestern Tasmania, Australia. It is known from the lower parts of the Franklin River and the upper parts of the Gordon River.[1]

Austropyrgus salvus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Austropyrgus
Species:
A. salvus
Binomial name
Austropyrgus salvus
Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003

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  1. ^ a b Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus salvus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T189575A8750217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189575A8750217.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

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