Melanoides truncatelliformis

Melanoides truncatelliformis
Melanoides truncatelliformis
Conservation status
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)

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

References

  1. ^ Kaunda E., Magombo Z., Kahwa D., Mailosa A., Ngereza C. & Lange C. N. (2004). Melanoides truncatelliformis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.