Biology:Theodoxus niloticus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Theodoxus niloticus | |
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| Theodoxus niloticus shells | |
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| Phylum: | Mollusca
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| Subfamily: | Neritininae
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| Tribe: | Theodoxini
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| Subgenus: | Neritaea[2]
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| Species: | T. niloticus
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| Theodoxus niloticus (Reeve, 1856)
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Theodoxus niloticus is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
Distribution
Distribution of this species include Egypt and Sudan.[1][3]
The type locality is the Nile in Egypt.[3]
Description
The length of the shell is 8 mm.[3]
There are two apophyses on its operculum.[3]
Ecology
It lives in slow running waters.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Van Damme, D.; Ghamizi, M. (2010). "Theodoxus niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T184690A8314592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184690A8314592.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/184690/8314592. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ (in German) Schütt H. (1965). "Zur Systematik und Ökologie türkischer Süßwasserprosobranchier". Zoologische Mededelingen 41(3): 43-72, Plate 1. abstract, PDF.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN:0-7484-0026-5.
Wikidata ☰ Q5418912 entry
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