''Eremopyprgus'' is a

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of very small

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s, aquatic gastropod

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Cochliopidae Cochliopidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks. Paludestrina d'Orbigny, 1840 is an archaic synonym, and has been placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Names by ICZN ...

.Bouchet, P. (2015). Eremopyrgus Hershler, 1999. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=722768 on 2015-02-20

Species

Species within the genus ''Eremopyprgus'' include: *'' Eremopyrgus eganensis'' Hershler, 1999 *'' Eremopyrgus elegans'' Hershler, Liu & Lande, 2002 Hershler R. (1999). "A systematic review of the hydrobiid snails (Gastropoda: Rissoidea) of the Great Basin, western United States. Part II. Genera ''Colligyrus'', ''Fluminicola'', ''Pristinicola'', and ''Tryonia''". ''The Veliger'' 42(4): 306-337
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References

* Hershler R., Liu H.-P. & Landye J. J. (2002). "A new species of ''Eremopyrgus'' (Hydrobiidae: Cochliopinae) from the Chihuahuan desert, Mexico: Phylogentic relationships and biogeography". ''

Journal of Molluscan Studies The ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'' is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Malacological Society of London, covering research in malacology.

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