Hadopyrgus
| Hadopyrgus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Tateidae |
| Genus: | Hadopyrgus Climo, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Hadopyrgus anops Climo, 1974
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Hadopyrgus is a genus of white or transparent freshwater snails found only in New Zealand. They are micromolluscs, just a few millimetres long, in the gastropod family Tateidae.[1][2] Hadopyrgus species are subterranean – living in caves, underground aquifers, or deep in river gravels – and so were named from the Greek hades (underworld) and pyrgos (tower).[3] They can have quite restricted ranges: Hadopyrgus ngataana, for example, has been found in just one pool, in a stream flowing through a single cave.[4]
Species[edit]
Species within the genus Hadopyrgus include:[5]
- Hadopyrgus anops Climo, 1974
- Hadopyrgus brevis Climo, 1974
- Hadopyrgus dubius Haase, 2008
- Hadopyrgus expositus Haase, 2008
- Hadopyrgus ngataana Haase, 2008
- Hadopyrgus rawhiti Haase, 2008
- Hadopyrgus sororius Haase, 2008
References[edit]
- ^ Grainger, Natasha; Collier, Kevin; Hitchmough, Rod; Harding, Jon; Smith, Brian; Sutherland, Darin (May 2014). "Conservation status of New Zealand freshwater invertebrates, 2013" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series 8. ISSN 2324-1713. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Haase, Martin (2008). "The radiation of hydrobiid gastropods in New Zealand: A revision including the description of new species based on morphology and mtDNA sequence information". Systematics and Biodiversity. 6 (1): 99–159. doi:10.1017/S1477200007002630. S2CID 83722003.
- ^ Climo, F. M. (1974). "Description and affinities of the subterranean molluscan fauna of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 1 (3): 247–284. doi:10.1080/03014223.1974.9517834. ISSN 0301-4223.
- ^ Arnold, Naomi (11 December 2015). "New Zealand's loneliest snail that calls Nelson's Maitai Caves home". Nelson Mail. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Family Tateidae". New Zealand Mollusca. Retrieved 11 December 2015.