Summary ²

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 an invasive species in many countries, where populations of the snail can reach phenomenal densities.

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1. (c) Alexander Mrkvicka, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Potamopyrguis_antipodarum_A_MRKVICKA.JPG
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamopyrgus_antipodarum

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