New Zealand Mud Snail
The New Zealand mudsnail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum, sometimes previously known as Potamopyrgus jenkinsi, is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
This is an invasive species in many countries, where populations of this snail can reach phenomenal densities.
Read more about New Zealand Mud Snail: Forms, Shell Description, Original Description, Distribution
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