Austropyrgus tumidus 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 western Victoria, Australia. It is known from a few small springs and streams that flow into the lower part of the Glenelg River.[1]

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

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  1. ^ a b Clark, S. (2011). "Austropyrgus tumidus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T189573A8750001. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189573A8750001.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

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