Platypyrgus nelsonensis

(Climo, 1977)

Platypyrgus nelsonensis was first described by Frank Climo in 1977, under a different genus from the one it is placed in today. It belongs to the Tateidae: small freshwater snails, some of which live only underground in caves and aquifers.

FamilyTateidae
Authority(Climo, 1977)
Threat statusData Deficient (Data Deficient), qualifiers RR
Records on GBIF9 from New Zealand

Where it has been recorded

Published records on GBIF come mostly from South Island, Nelson, Tasman. See the records and map on GBIF.

Sources

This record was compiled from published, public data. A full factsheet for this species has not been written yet.

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