| Opacuincola gretathunbergae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Tateidae |
| Genus: | Opacuincola |
| Species: | O. gretathunbergae |
| Binomial name | |
| Opacuincola gretathunbergae Verhaegen & Haase, 2021 [1] | |
Opacuincola gretathunbergae is a freshwater snail endemic to New Zealand. It is named after the climate activist Greta Thunberg.
The snail was discovered in 2016 by a research team from the University of Greifswald, which spent two weeks surveying easily-accessible water bodies in the northern South Island, and discovered multiple new species of endemic snail. [2] This species lives in small streams with shallow and slow-flowing water, and has so far been found in just one site. [3] It was collected off stones and debris in a trickle of water beside Cobb Dam Road in the upper Tākaka River valley, within Kahurangi National Park. [1]
The sample of 20 collected had an average shell height of 2.35 mm and a height of 1.41 mm, and an aperture just under a millimetre wide. [1] This species is closely related to Opacuincola ngatapuna, which has larger genitalia. Its well-developed eyes and pigmentation suggest it is a true crenobiont, one of a small number of species associated with freshwater springs, rather than dwelling in subterranean groundwater. [1]
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