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Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melanopsis buccinoidea is a species of freshwater snail in the family Melanopsidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, where it occurs in Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, and southern Turkey.[1]
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| Five views of a shell of Melanopsis buccinoidea | |
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| Species: | M. buccinoidea |
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| Melanopsis buccinoidea Olivier, 1801 | |
This is a common species that "can occur in huge numbers".[1] It lives in many kinds of freshwater habitat, such as streams, springs, and irrigation ditches.[1]
There are several subspecies.[2]
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