Melanoides turritispira
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Melanoides turritispira is a species of gastropod in the Thiaridae family. It is endemic to Lake Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Original description by Edgar Albert Smith from 1877 describes a juvenile snail.[2]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species treats the species as a synonym of Melanoides polymorpha.[1]
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