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Tarebia granifera
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Tarebia granifera, common name (in the aquarium industry) the quilted melania,[1] is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.[2]
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Tarebia granifera | |
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Apertural view of a shell of an adult Tarebia granifera. The height of the shell is 22.0 mm. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Thiaridae |
Genus: | Tarebia |
Species: | T. granifera |
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Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822) | |
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This snail is native to south-eastern Asia, but it has become established as an invasive species in numerous other areas.
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