''Melanoides victoriae'' is a species of a
freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...
, a
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
in the
Thiaridae family.
[Brown D. S. (1994). ''Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance''. Taylor & Francis. .]
Distribution
The
type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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is "the rapids above the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi",
River at
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
''Melanoides victoriae'' is endemic to Southern Africa, and the species distribution includes:
*
Botswana
*
South Africa
* Zambezi River, Zimbabwe
*
East Caprivi and
Okavango River in north-eastern Namibia
*
Cunene River
Description
The width of the shell is 10 mm.
The height of the shell is 29 mm.
References
Thiaridae
Gastropods described in 1865
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