Theodoxus niloticus

Theodoxus niloticus
Theodoxus niloticus shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)
Synonyms[1]
  • Theodoxia africana Bourguignat, 1883
  • Theodoxus africanus (Reeve, 1856)

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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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.