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Interesting Facts
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Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
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)
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
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)
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
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)
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
)
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Discopoda
(
)
- P. Fischer, 1884
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
(
)
- C.A. Fleming, 1822
- Family:
Thiaridae
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)
- T. Gill, 1871 (1823)
- Genus:
Melanoides
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)
- Olivier, 1804, nom. nud.
- Specific name:
denisoniensis
- (Brot, 1877)
- Scientific name: - Melanoides denisoniensis (Brot, 1877)
- Specific name:
denisoniensis
- (Brot, 1877)
- Genus:
Melanoides
(
- Family:
Thiaridae
(
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
(
- Suborder:
Discopoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Melanoides
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. tuberculata (Red-Rim Melania) · M. tuberculatus (Red-Rim Melania) · M. turriculus (Fawn Melania)
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Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 23, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14920917
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2184954
