Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Cerithioidea Genus Melanoides Higher classification Melanoides | Phylum Mollusca Family Thiaridae Scientific name Melanoides nodicincta Rank Species | |
Similar Melanoides admirabilis, Thiaridae, Melanoides, Gastropods, Molluscs | ||
Melanoides nodicincta is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae. It was found at a depth of 10 to 90 feet (3.0 to 27.4 m).
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Melania simonsi E. A. Smith, 1877 / Melanoides simonsi (E. A. Smith, 1877) is considered as a synonym of Melanoides nodicincta (Dohrn, 1865), but it may be a separate species.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Malawi. The type locality is near the southern end of the Lake Nyassa and in upper part of its outlet - the Shire River.
Ecology
Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
References
Melanoides nodicincta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA