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Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melanoides victoriae is a species of a freshwater snail, a gastropod in the Thiaridae family.[2]
Melanoides victoriae | |
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apertural view of a shell of Melanoides victoriae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Thiaridae |
Genus: | Melanoides |
Species: | M. victoriae |
Binomial name | |
Melanoides victoriae | |
Synonyms | |
Melania victoriae Dohrn, 1865 |
The type locality is "the rapids above the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi",[1] Zambezi River at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.[2]
Melanoides victoriae is endemic to Southern Africa, and the species distribution includes:
The width of the shell is 10 mm.[2] The height of the shell is 29 mm.[2]
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