''Catapyrgus'' is a genus of
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
s belonging to the family
Tateidae
Tateidae is a family of very small and minute aquatic snails with an operculum, gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea.Bouchet, P. (2014). Tateidae Thiele, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...
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[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Catapyrgus Climo, 1974. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=820008 on 2021-05-13]
The species of this genus are found in New Zealand.
Species:
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Catapyrgus fraterculus''
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Catapyrgus jami''
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Catapyrgus matapango''
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Catapyrgus sororius''
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Catapyrgus spelaeus''
References
* Climo, F.M. (1974). Description and affinities of the subterranean molluscan fauna of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 1: 247–284.
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Tateidae
Gastropod genera