Melanopsis buccinoidea | |
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Five views of a shell of Melanopsis buccinoidea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Melanopsidae |
Genus: | Melanopsis |
Species: | M. buccinoidea |
Binomial name | |
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]