Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Cerithioidea Genus Melanoides Higher classification Melanoides | Phylum Mollusca Family Thiaridae Scientific name Melanoides turritispira Rank Species | |
Similar Melanoides admirabilis, Thiaridae, Melanoides, Molluscs, Gastropods | ||
Melanoides turritispira is a species of gastropod in the Thiaridae family. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Original description by Edgar Albert Smith from 1877 describes a juvenile snail.
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