Theodoxus niloticus explained

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.

The type locality is the Nile in Egypt.[1]

Description

The length of the shell is .[1]

There are two apophyses on its operculum.[1]

Ecology

It lives in slow running waters.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. .