Theodoxus niloticus
| Theodoxus niloticus | |
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| Theodoxus niloticus shells | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | Theodoxus |
| Subgenus: | Neritaea |
| Species: | T. niloticus |
| 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
Distribution of this species include Egypt and Sudan.[1][2]
The type locality is the Nile in Egypt.[2]
Description
The length of the shell is 8 mm (0.31 in).[2]
There are two apophyses on its operculum.[2]
Ecology
It lives in slow running waters.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.