Rank Genus | Superfamily Truncatelloidea Scientific name Potamopyrgus Higher classification Hydrobiidae | |
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Lower classifications New Zealand mud snail, Potamopyrgus oscitans | ||
New zealand mud snail potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Tateidae.
Contents
- New zealand mud snail potamopyrgus antipodarum
- Caracol potamopyrgus antipodarum
- Distribution
- Species
- References
Caracol potamopyrgus antipodarum
Distribution
This genus is endemic to New Zealand and south eastern Australia.
However, one species within this genus, P. antipodarum, has been accidentally introduced in many countries worldwide, especially in Europe and North America, and has become a problematic invasive species.
Species
Species within the genus Potamopyrgus include:
References
Potamopyrgus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA