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Notopala hanleyi (Frauenfeld, 1864) [1] | |
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Notopala hanleyi is a species of large freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae. It is also classified as a subspecies Notopala sublineata hanleyi.
This species is endemic to Australia and is found across the Murray-Darling basin. [2]
This species was thought to be extinct, but one population has been found in pipeline in 1993. [4]
It feeds on microbial and organic matter. [4]
Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld was an Austrian naturalist and one of the leading scientists on board the Austrian frigate Novara during its round-the-world voyage. He was heavily involved in the development of the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, where he was a curator.
Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails or mystery snails, are a family of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks.
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