Melanoides polymorpha

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Melanoides polymorpha

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Thiaridae
Genus: Melanoides
Species:
M. polymorpha
Binomial name
Melanoides polymorpha
Synonyms[4]
  • Melania polymorpha E. A. Smith, 1877
  • Melania tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1880[3]

Melanoides polymorpha is a

mollusk in the family Thiaridae
.

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]

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