Mieniplotia is a genus of freshwater snails in the family Thiaridae. It is monotypic, the sole species being Mieniplotia scabra (O. F. Müller, 1774).[3]
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| Shell of Mieniplotia scabra (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Thiaridae |
| Genus: | Mieniplotia Low & Tan, 2014[1] |
| Type species | |
| Buccinum scabrum O. F. Müller, 1774 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudoplotia Forcart, 1950 – not available: no description[1] Species:
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Distribution and habitat
editMieniplotia 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.[2]
Description
editMieniplotia scabra has a rather small, somewhat ovoid-conical shell measuring 10–20 mm (0.4–0.8 in).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Low, M.E.Y. & Tan, S.K. (2014). "Mieniplotia gen. nov. for Buccinum scabrum O.F. Müller, 1774, with comments on the nomenclature of Pseudoplotia Forcart, 1950, and Tiaropsis Brot, 1870 (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea: Thiaridae)". Occasional Molluscan Papers. 3: 15–17.
- ^ a b Van Damme, D.; Budha, P.B. (2016). "Mieniplotia scabra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T166759A95546904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T166759A95546904.en. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Mieniplotia Low & Tan, 2014". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- Lozouet, P. & Plaziat, J.-C., 2008 - Mangrove environments and molluscs, Abatan river, Bohol and Panglao islands, central Philippines, p. 1-160, 38 pls
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