Fluvidona anodonta
| Fluvidona anodonta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Truncatelloidea |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Fluvidona |
| Species: | F. anodonta |
| Binomial name | |
| Fluvidona anodonta (Hedley & Musson, 1892) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The North Pine River Freshwater Snail (Fluvidona anodonta) is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species is endemic to Australia. It is only known from the upper South Pine River at Mount Glorious, Queensland.[1]
The North Pine River Freshwater Snail has a height of only 2mm (= lower margin of aperture to tip of spire) and its tiny shell is of a light yellowish-white colour.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Clark, S. (2011). "Fluvidona anodonta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ "North Pine River Freshwater Snail Fluvidona anodonta" (PDF). Moreton Bay Regional Council. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
External links
- "Species Fluvidona anodonta (Hedley & Musson, 1892)". Australian Faunal Directory. 30 January 2012.
- "Fluvidona anodonta (Hedley & Musson, 1892)". Atlas of Living Australia.
- Fluvidona anodonta media at ARKive
See also
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