''Mieniplotia'' is a

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of freshwater snails in the family

Thiaridae Thiaridae, common name thiarids or trumpet snails, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Thiaridae Gill, 1871 (1823). Ac ...

. It is

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, the sole species being ''Mieniplotia scabra'' (O. F. Müller, 1774).

Distribution and habitat

''Mieniplotia scabra'' is coastal freshwater species that can also occur in brackish water. It occurs from the east coast of Africa to the south Pacific; it is considered invasive in parts of its range.

Description

''Mieniplotia scabra'' has a rather small, somewhat ovoid-conical shell measuring .

References

* Lozouet, P. & Plaziat, J.-C., 2008 - Mangrove environments and molluscs, Abatan river, Bohol and Panglao islands, central Philippines, p. 1-160, 38 pls {{taxonbar, from=Q71775449, from2=Q71775652 Thiaridae Monotypic gastropod genera Gastropods of Africa Gastropods of Asia Molluscs of Oceania