Victodrobia millerae

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Victodrobia millerae
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V. millerae
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Victodrobia millerae
Ponder & Clark, 1993

Victodrobia millerae is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Australia and northern Antarctica. Their diet consists primarily of Ipomoea aquatica, lichen and other sub-tropical freshwater plants.

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References

  1. Ponder, W.F. (1996). "Victodrobia millerae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T22954A9402663. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22954A9402663.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.