Melanoides truncatelliformis is a species of gastropod in the Thiaridae family. It is endemic to Lake Malawi.[1] Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Thiaridae |
| Genus: | Melanoides |
| Species: | M. truncatelliformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanoides truncatelliformis (Bourguignat, 1885)
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| Synonyms | |
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Melanoides polymorpha | |
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species treats the species as a synonym of Melanoides polymorpha.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Albrecht, C. 2018. Melanoides polymorpha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T134051244A134051258. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T134051244A134051258.en. Accessed on 11 October 2022.
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