Potamopyrgus oscitans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Tateidae |
Genus: | Potamopyrgus |
Species: | P. oscitans |
Binomial name | |
Potamopyrgus oscitans Iredale, 1944 | |
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