Melanopsis buccinoidea
| Melanopsis buccinoidea | |
|---|---|
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| 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 2 3 Van Damme, D. 2014. Melanopsis buccinoidea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 28 August 2014.
- ↑ Melanopsis buccinoidea. Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
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