Theodoxus niloticus | |
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Theodoxus niloticus shells | |
Scientific classification | |
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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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Binomial name | |
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 of this species include Egypt and Sudan.[1][3]
The type locality is the Nile in Egypt.[3]
The length of the shell is 8 mm.[3]
There are two apophyses on its operculum.[3]
It lives in slow running waters.[3]
Wikidata ☰ Q5418912 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoxus niloticus.
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