| Glacidorbis occidentalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Glacidorbidae |
| Genus: | Glacidorbis |
| Species: | G. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Glacidorbis occidentalis Bunn & Stoddart, 1983 | |
Glacidorbis occidentalis is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Glacidorbidae. This species is endemic to Australia.
This species was previously placed within the Hydrobiidae.
Size: Up to 1.2 mm in maximum diameter
Biology and ecology: Found in small intermittent streams, in gravel riffle sections. Presumably feeds on small injured animals, such as insect larvae and other molluscs.