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Melanopsis buccinoidea

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Melanopsis buccinoidea
Five views of a shell of Melanopsis buccinoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Melanopsidae
Genus:
Melanopsis
Species:
M. buccinoidea
Binomial name
Melanopsis buccinoidea
Olivier, 1801

Melanopsis buccinoidea is a species of freshwater snail in the family Melanopsidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, where it occurs in Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, and southern Turkey.[1]

This is a common species that "can occur in huge numbers".[1] It lives in many kinds of freshwater habitat, such as streams, springs, and irrigation ditches.[1]

There are several subspecies.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Van Damme, D. 2014. Melanopsis buccinoidea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 28 August 2014.
  2. ^ Melanopsis buccinoidea. Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.


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