Melanoides truncatelliformis

Melanoides truncatelliformis is a species of gastropod in the Thiaridae family. It is endemic to Lake Malawi.[1] Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

Melanoides truncatelliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Thiaridae
Genus:
Melanoides
Species:
M. truncatelliformis
Binomial name
Melanoides truncatelliformis
(Bourguignat, 1885)
Synonyms

Melanoides polymorpha

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species treats the species as a synonym of Melanoides polymorpha.[1]

References
  1. Albrecht, C. 2018. Melanoides polymorpha. 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.


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