Melanoides victoriae
| Melanoides victoriae | |
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| apertural view of a shell of Melanoides victoriae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Thiaridae |
| Genus: | Melanoides |
| Species: | M. victoriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanoides victoriae | |
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Melania victoriae Dohrn, 1865 | |
Melanoides victoriae is a species of a
Distribution
The
type locality is "the rapids above the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi",[1] Zambezi River at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.[2]
Distribution of Melanoides victoriae include:
- South Africa[2]
- Zambezi River, Zimbabwe[2]
- East Caprivi and Okavango River in north-eastern Namibia[2]
- Cunene River[2]
Description
The width of the shell is 10 mm.[2] The height of the shell is 29 mm.[2]
References
- ^ .
- ^ ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
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