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Melanoides polymorpha (E. A. Smith 1877)

Melanoides polymorpha

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Melanoides polymorpha is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod 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]

References

  1. ^ a b Albrecht, C. (2018). "Melanoides polymorpha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T134051244A134051258. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T134051244A134051258.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Smith E. A. (1877). "On the shells of Lake Nyasa, and on a few marine species from Mozambique". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 712-722. Plates 74-75. page 714, Plate 55, figure 4-10.
  3. ^ Smith E. A. (1880). "Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)6: 425-430. page 427
  4. ^ Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
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Melanoides polymorpha is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod 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.

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Melanoides polymorpha ( Spanish; Castilian )

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Melanoides polymorpha es una especie de molusco gasterópodo de la familia Thiaridae en el orden de los Mesogastropoda.

Distribución geográfica

Es endémica de Malaui.

Hábitat

Su hábitat natural son: lagos de agua dulce.

Estado de conservación

Se encuentra amenazada de extinción por la pérdida de su hábitat natural.

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Melanoides polymorpha es una especie de molusco gasterópodo de la familia Thiaridae en el orden de los Mesogastropoda.

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Melanoides polymorpha ( Portuguese )

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Melanoides polymorpha é uma espécie de gastrópode da família Thiaridae.

É endémica do Malawi.

Os seus habitats naturais são: lagos de água doce.

Está ameaçada por perda de habitat.

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Melanoides polymorpha: Brief Summary ( Portuguese )

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Melanoides polymorpha é uma espécie de gastrópode da família Thiaridae.

É endémica do Malawi.

Os seus habitats naturais são: lagos de água doce.

Está ameaçada por perda de habitat.

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