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.
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Distribution edit
Distribution of this species include Egypt and Sudan.[1][3]
The type locality is the Nile in Egypt.[3]
Description edit
The length of the shell is 8 mm.[3]
Ecology edit
It lives in slow running waters.[3]
References edit
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- ^ 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.
- ^ (in German) Schütt H. (1965). "Zur Systematik und Ökologie türkischer Süßwasserprosobranchier". Zoologische Mededelingen 41(3): 43-72, Plate 1. abstract, PDF.
- ^ a b c d e Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.