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''Mieniplotia'' is a genus of
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 ...
s in the family Thiaridae. It is monotypic, 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