Theodoxus maresi

Theodoxus maresi
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Neritimorpha

clade Cycloneritimorpha

Superfamily: Neritoidea
Family: Neritidae
Subfamily: Neritininae
Tribe: Theodoxini
Genus: Theodoxus
Species: T. maresi
Binomial name
Theodoxus maresi
(Bourguignat, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Neritina maresi Bourguignat, 1864
  • Neritina marteli pars Pallary, 1920
  • Theodoxus vondeli pars Pallary, 1936

Theodoxus maresi is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae the nerites.

Distribution

This species is found in Algeria and Morocco.[1][2] The type locality is Aïn Khadra near Zerguin in north-eastern Algeria.[2]

Description

The length of the shell is 8 mm.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Brown D. S. (1996). Theodoxus maresi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0 7484 0026 5.