Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Thiaridae Scientific name Melanoides victoriae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cerithioidea Genus Melanoides Rank Species | |
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Similar Melanoides admirabilis, Pachymelania aurita, Thiaridae, Melanoides, Red‑rimmed melania | ||
Melanoides victoriae is a species of a freshwater snail, a gastropod in the Thiaridae family.
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Distribution
The type locality is "the rapids above the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi", Zambezi River at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Distribution of Melanoides victoriae include:
Description
The width of the shell is 10 mm. The height of the shell is 29 mm.
References
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