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Melanopsis buccinoidea

Synonyms: Melania buccinoidea (homotypic); Melanopsis brevis; Melanopsis ferussaci; Melanopsis sesteri

Wikipedia Abstract

Melanopsis buccinoidea is a species of freshwater snail in the family Melanopsidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, where it occurs in Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, and southern Turkey. This is a common species that "can occur in huge numbers". It lives in many kinds of freshwater habitat, such as streams, springs, and irrigation ditches. There are several subspecies.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0