Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Cerithioidea Genus Melanoides Higher classification Melanoides | Phylum Mollusca Family Thiaridae Scientific name Melanoides polymorpha Rank Species | |
Similar Melanoides admirabilis, Melanoides, Thiaridae, Gastropods, Molluscs | ||
Melanoides polymorpha is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.
This species is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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