Melanoides nyassana
| Melanoides nyassana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Thiaridae |
| Genus: | Melanoides |
| Species: | M. nyassana
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanoides nyassana (E. A. Smith, 1877)[2]
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| Synonyms | |
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Melanoides nyassana is a
mollusk in the family Thiaridae
.
It is
endemic to Lake Malawi, where it is widespread.[1]
Melania truncatelliformis Bourguignat, 1889 may be a synonym of Melanoides nyassana.IUCN Red List of Threatened Species treats the species as a synonym of Melanoides polymorpha.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- . figure 3.
- ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
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