Species status description
Liste des Espèces Non Indigènes à potentiel invasif à surveiller dans les eaux douces métropolitaines (Réseau Alien Eau douce)
Species sheet
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Jenkins' spire shell
Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J.E. Gray, 1843)
AnimalsClearly visible spiral shell not covered by the mantle
Invasive
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Freshwater - Europe
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Jenkins' spiresnailBritish English
- New Zealand mudsnailBritish English
- New-Zealand jenkins' spireBritish English
- FlussschneckeGerman (Germany)
- Jenkins DeckelschneckeGerman (Germany)
- Neuseeland ZwergdeckelschneckeGerman (Germany)
- Neuseeländische ZwergdeckelschneckeGerman (Germany)
- TurmschneckeGerman (Germany)
- Hydrobie des antipodesFrench (France)
- Hydrobie de JenkinsFrench (France)
- Nasse de Nouvelle ZélandeFrench (France)
- Jenkins' brakwaterhorentjeDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Amnicola badia
- Amnicola corolla
- Bythinella pattisoni
- Hydrobia fischeri
- Melania corolla
- Paludestrina wisemaniana
- Potamopyrgus jenkin
- Pseudamnicola lanceolata
- Rissoa castanea
- Rissoa vana
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Sources
- MÜLLER Yves, MARAN Vincent in : DORIS, 19/01/2021: Potamopyrgus antipodarum(Gray, 1843), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/4832
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 24/10/2025 : Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J.E. Gray, 1843), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/4774
Modification history
- Modified by Jean-Pierre CASTILLO on 23/10/2025
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