Melanopsis buccinoidea

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Melanopsis buccinoidea
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Five views of a shell of Melanopsis buccinoidea
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M. buccinoidea
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Melanopsis buccinoidea
Olivier, 1801

Melanopsis buccinoidea is a species of freshwater snail in the family Melanopsidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, where it occurs in Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, and southern Turkey. [1]

This is a common species that "can occur in huge numbers". [1] It lives in many kinds of freshwater habitat, such as streams, springs, and irrigation ditches. [1]

There are several subspecies. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Van Damme, D. (2014). "Melanopsis buccinoidea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T156110A42422389. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T156110A42422389.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Melanopsis buccinoidea. Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.