Melanoides polymorpha
Appearance
Melanoides polymorpha | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Thiaridae |
Genus: | Melanoides |
Species: | M. polymorpha
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Binomial name | |
Melanoides polymorpha (E. A. Smith, 1877)[2]
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Synonyms[4] | |
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Melanoides polymorpha is a
mollusk in the family Thiaridae
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This species is endemic to Lake Malawi and is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Mozambique. It is very abundant throughout the lake in the littoral soft sediments.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- , figure 4-10.
- ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.