Opacuincola cervicesmadentes
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| Opacuincola cervicesmadentes | |
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| Type specimen in Te Papa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Tateidae |
| Genus: | Opacuincola |
| Species: | O. cervicesmadentes |
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| Opacuincola cervicesmadentes Martin Haase, 2008[2] | |
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Opacuincola cervicesmadentes is a critically endangered species of freshwater snail endemic to New Zealand.
Opacuincola cervicesmadentes has been found in only one location at the Charing Cross entrance of Wet Neck Cave, west of Mangarākau and Collingwood. The population trend of this snail is unknown at present but it is regarded as potentially threatened by habitat destruction, agricultural work and caving pursuits.[3]