Potamopyrgus troglodytes
Potamopyrgus troglodytes was first described by Frank Climo in 1974, 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.
| Family | Tateidae |
| Authority | (Climo, 1974) |
| Threat status | Nationally Critical (Threatened), qualifiers RR |
| Records on GBIF | 16 from New Zealand |
Where it has been recorded
Published records on GBIF come mostly from North Island, Northland, Waikato. 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.