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Note: Key from Thompson 2004 (USA)

 
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1. Umbilicus of shell perforated OR broadly open; spire much less than height of aperture
Distribution: Qld, N WA
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Ampullariidae 

spire < height of aperture

-Umbilicus of shell closed; spire usually about equal to or greater than height of aperture (when viewed in same plane)
Distribution: SA, N WA, N NT, Qld, NSW, Vic
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Viviparidae 

spire => height of aperture