Glacidorbis hedleyi is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Glacidorbidae.
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Glacidorbis hedleyi is the type species of the genus Glacidorbis.[2]
The type locality is Blue Lake, Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales, Australia.[2]
The shape of the shell is planispiral.[2] The width of the shell is 2 mm, rarely up to 2.8 mm.[2]
References
edit- ^ Iredale T. (1943). "A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia". Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230.
- ^ a b c d Ponder W. F. & Avern G. J. (2000). "The Glacidorbidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) of Australia". Records of the Australian Museum 52(3): 307–353. PDF Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, abstract Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine