Idiopyrgus is a genus of freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Tomichiidae.Malek E. A. (1983). "The South American hydrobioid genus Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911". The Nautilus 97(1): 16-20.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740264 on 2023-03-13
Distribution The distribution of the genus Idiopyrgus includes Brazil.
Species Species within the genus Idiopyrgus include: Idiopyrgus adamanteus Salvador, Silva & Bichuette, 2022 Idiopyrgus brasiliensis Rey, 1959 Idiopyrgus eowynae Salvador & Bichuette, 2024 Idiopyrgus meriadoci Salvador & Bichuette, 2024 Idiopyrgus minor Salvador, Silva & Bichuette, 2022 Idiopyrgus pilbryi F. Baker, 1913 Idiopyrgus rudolphi F. Haas, 1938 Idiopyrgus souleyetianus Pilsbry, 1911 - type species Idiopyrgus walkeri Pilsbry, 1924
Malek (1983) noted that Idiopyrgus pilbryi and Idiopyrgus walkeri were described from shells only, but should stay valid until the anatomy of the soft parts is also elucidated.
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External links
Haas, F. (1938). Neue Binnen Mollusken aus Nordost Brasilien. Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 70: 46-51