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Melanoides polymorpha

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Kingdom
  
Superfamily
  
Cerithioidea

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Melanoides

Phylum
  
Family
  
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.

References

Melanoides polymorpha Wikipedia


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