Theodoxus niloticus | |
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Theodoxus niloticus shells | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
Order: | Cycloneritida |
Family: | Neritidae |
Genus: | Theodoxus |
Subgenus: | Neritaea |
Species: | T. niloticus
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Binomial name | |
Theodoxus niloticus (Reeve, 1856)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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][2]
The type locality is the Nile in Egypt.[2]
The length of the shell is 8 mm (0.31 in).[2]
It lives in slow running waters.[2]