Melanoides pupiformis
Appearance
Melanoides pupiformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Thiaridae |
Genus: | Melanoides |
Species: | M. pupiformis
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Binomial name | |
Melanoides pupiformis (E. A. Smith, 1877)[2]
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Synonyms | |
Melania pupiformis E. A. Smith, 1877 Melanoides polymorpha |
Melanoides pupiformis is a species of freshwater snail, gastropod in the Thiaridae family. It is endemic to Lake Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species treats the species as a synonym of Melanoides polymorpha.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Albrecht, C. 2018. Melanoides polymorpha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T134051244A134051258. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T134051244A134051258.en. Accessed on 11 October 2022.
- ^ Smith E. A. (1877). "On the shells of Lake Nyasa, and on a few marine species from Mozambique". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 712-722. Plate 75. figure 13.