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Species List for Genus: Potamopyrgus
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Truncatelloidea (Superfamily) > Tateidae (Family) > Potamopyrgus (Genus)
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  • Genus: Potamopyrgus

  • Potamopyrgus acus Haase, 2008
    Height 8.6mm
    Freshwater, Native - Endemic, In litter on rocks in a wet gully
    North Island. Port Waikato. Only known from type locality
  • Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843)
    Height 12mm
    Freshwater, Recent, Native - Endemic
    North and South Island. Also introduced to Australia, Europe, North America and Japan
  • Potamopyrgus dawbini Powell, 1955
    Height 3.1mm, Width 1.8mm
    Freshwater, Native - Endemic
    Auckland Islands
  • Potamopyrgus doci Haase, 2008
    Height 1.7mm
    Freshwater, Native - Endemic
    North Island. Waitomo Caves, spring at exit of Ruakuri Cave
  • Potamopyrgus estuarinus Winterbourn, 1971
    Height 7mm
    Brackish, Freshwater, Native - Endemic
    North and South Island. Brackish streams
  • Potamopyrgus kaitunuparaoa Haase, 2008
    Freshwater, Native - Endemic
    North Island. Upper Mokau River estuary
  • Potamopyrgus oppidanus Haase, 2008
    Height 2.8mm, Width 1.2mm
    Freshwater, Native - Endemic
    North Island. Wellington. Only known from the type locality
  • Potamopyrgus troglodytes (Climo, 1974)
    Height 2.0mm
    Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic
    King Country, North Island
NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil