Potamopyrgus doci
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| Potamopyrgus doci | |
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| Type specimen in the collections of Te Papa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Tateidae |
| Genus: | Potamopyrgus |
| Species: | P. doci |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamopyrgus doci Martin Haase, 2008[2] | |
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Potamopyrgus doci is a critically endangered species of fresh water snail native to New Zealand.
This snail has been found in only one location in a spring at the exit of Ruakuri Cave, in the Waitomo Caves, north west of Te Kūiti.[2] This habitat is only a few square metres in size but is within a protected area. However, there is recreational rafting in the cave and agriculture upstream may result in a decline in water quality. Despite this the population trend is regarded as being stable.[3]
