Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J.E. Gray, 1843)
(Jenkins’ Spire Snail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPotamopyrgus antipodarum (Jenkins’ Spire Snail)
FamilyHYDROBIIDAE (spire snails or mudsnails)
SuperfamilyTRUNCATELLOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA (an order of operculate snails and whelks)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Jenkins’ Spire Snail) :
1: Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Jenkins’ Spire Snail)
4 Oct 2011 OSGR: SO46 52° 20’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Hereford (VC 36) England
in small woodland stream
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2: Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Jenkins’ Spire Snail)
10 Aug 2002 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in pool in stream beside path
Image 1: Operculum - magnifiedImage 2: Shell - magnifiedImage 3: Shell - magnified (2)Image 4: Shell - magnified (3)

Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Jenkins’ Spire Snail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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