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Potamopyrgus W. Stimpson, 1865
147122 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147122)
accepted
Genus
Melania corolla A. A. Gould, 1847 accepted as Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J. E. Gray, 1843) (type by original designation)
Potamopyrgus (Potamopyrgus) W. Stimpson, 1865 · unaccepted
- Species Potamopyrgus acus Haase, 2008
- Species Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J. E. Gray, 1843)
- Species Potamopyrgus ciliatus (A. A. Gould, 1850)
- Species Potamopyrgus dawbini A. W. B. Powell, 1955
- Species Potamopyrgus doci Haase, 2008
- Species Potamopyrgus estuarinus Winterbourn, 1970
- Species Potamopyrgus kaitunuparaoa Haase, 2008
- Species Potamopyrgus latus F. Haas, 1949
- Species Potamopyrgus mirandoi Weyrauch, 1963
- Species Potamopyrgus oppidanus Haase, 2008
- Species Potamopyrgus subgradatus F. Haas, 1952
- Species Potamopyrgus troglodytes (Climo, 1974)
- Species Potamopyrgus fagundensi Haas, 1938 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Potamopyrgus guaraniticus (Doering, 1885) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Potamopyrgus peteningensis (A. A. Gould, 1852) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Potamopyrgus scotti Pilsbry, 1911 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Subgenus Potamopyrgus (Aroa) H. B. Baker, 1930 accepted as Aroapyrgus H. B. Baker, 1931 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Aroa Walker, 1855 [Lepidoptera]; Aroapyrgus H. B. Baker, 1931 is a replacement name)
- Subgenus Potamopyrgus (Aroapyrgus) H. B. Baker, 1931 accepted as Aroapyrgus H. B. Baker, 1931 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Potamopyrgus (Potamopyrgus) W. Stimpson, 1865 accepted as Potamopyrgus W. Stimpson, 1865
- Species Potamopyrgus (Potamopyrgus) amazonicus F. Haas, 1949 accepted as Dyris amazonicus (F. Haas, 1949) (original combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus (Potamopyrgus) jenkinsi (E. A. Smith, 1889) accepted as Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Potamopyrgus (Potamopyrgus) subgradatus F. Haas, 1952 represented as Potamopyrgus subgradatus F. Haas, 1952
- Species Potamopyrgus alexenkoae V. Anistratenko, 1995 accepted as Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J. E. Gray, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Potamopyrgus badia (A. A. Gould, 1848) accepted as Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J. E. Gray, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Potamopyrgus bakeri Pilsbry, 1891 accepted as Tepalcatia bakeri (Pilsbry, 1891) (original combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus brevior Ancey, 1905 accepted as Fluviopupa brevior (Ancey, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus brownii Petterd, 1889 accepted as Austropyrgus diemensis (Frauenfeld, 1863) (junior synonym)
- Species Potamopyrgus cheatumi Pilsbry, 1935 accepted as Tryonia cheatumi (Pilsbry, 1935)
- Species Potamopyrgus corolla (A. A. Gould, 1847) accepted as Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J. E. Gray, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Potamopyrgus coronatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) accepted as Pyrgophorus coronatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus cresswelli Climo, 1974 accepted as Rakiurapyrgus cresswelli (Climo, 1974) (superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus elongatus May, 1921 accepted as Austropyrgus elongatus (May, 1921) (original combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus ernesti (E. von Martens, 1873) accepted as Aroapyrgus ernesti (E. von Martens, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus gardneri Climo, 1974 accepted as Rakipyrgus gardneri (Climo, 1974) (superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus jenkinsi (E. A. Smith, 1889) accepted as Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Potamopyrgus laciranus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935 † accepted as Dyris lacirana Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus manneringi Climo, 1974 accepted as Leptopyrgus manneringi (Climo, 1974) (superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus marginata Petterd, 1889 accepted as Phrantela marginata (Petterd, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus oscitans (Iredale, 1944) accepted as Fluviopupa oscitans (Iredale, 1944) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus parvulus (Guilding, 1828) accepted as Pyrgophorus parvulus (Guilding, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus polistchuki V. Anistratenko, 1991 accepted as Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J. E. Gray, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Potamopyrgus pupoides F. W. Hutton, 1882 accepted as Halopyrgus pupoides (F. W. Hutton, 1882) (superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus ruppiae Hedley, 1912 accepted as Ascorhis tasmanica (E. von Martens, 1858) (junior synonym)
- Species Potamopyrgus smithii Petterd, 1889 accepted as Austropyrgus smithii (Petterd, 1889) (superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus sparsus Iredale, 1944 accepted as Austropyrgus sparsus (Iredale, 1944) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus subterraneus Suter, 1905 accepted as Tongapyrgus subterraneus (Suter, 1905) (superseded combination)
- Species Potamopyrgus weltneri C. R. Boettger, 1951 accepted as Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
masculine
Stimpson, W. (1865). Diagnoses of newly discovered genera of gasteropods, belonging to the sub-fam. Hydrobiinae of the family Rissoidae. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 1(1): 52-54., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16084571
page(s): 53 [details]
page(s): 53 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Potamopyrgus W. Stimpson, 1865. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147122 on 2026-02-08
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original description
Stimpson, W. (1865). Diagnoses of newly discovered genera of gasteropods, belonging to the sub-fam. Hydrobiinae of the family Rissoidae. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 1(1): 52-54., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16084571
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Baker, H. B. (1931). A new name in <i>Potamopyrgus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 44(4): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515007 [details]
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Baker, H. B. (1931). A new name in <i>Potamopyrgus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 44(4): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515007 [details]
Present
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Introduced: alien
Containing type locality