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New Zealand Mudsnail

Potamopyrgus antipodarum

Classification

Family
Tateidae

The New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum. This aquatic gastropod mollusk is in the family Tateidae. It is native to New Zealand, where it is found throughout the country.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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