Notopala hanleyi is a species of large freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae. It is also classified as a subspecies Notopala sublineata hanleyi.
This species is endemic to Australia and is found across the Murray-Darling basin.
This species was thought to be extinct, but one population has been found in pipeline in 1993.Sheldon F. & Walker K. F. (1993). "Pipelines as a refuge for freshwater snails". Regulated Rivers 8: 295-299. .
It feeds on microbial and organic matter.
References
External links River Snail (Notopala sublineata). Sanger A. "RECOMMENDATION NOTOPALA SUBLINEATA – (RIVER SNAIL)". Ref. No. FR14, File No. FSC 00/10. (file changed 6 February 2008).