Zemelanopsis trifasciata

Zemelanopsis trifasciata
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Sorbeoconcha

Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Melanopsidae
Genus: Zemelanopsis
Species: Z. trifasciata
Binomial name
Zemelanopsis trifasciata
(Gray, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Melanopsis trifasciata Gray, 1843 (original combination)
  • Melanopsis zelandica Gould, 1843
  • Melanopsis strangei Reeve, 1860
  • Melanopsis trifasciata Suter, 1913

Zemelanopsis trifasciata is a species of freshwater snail in the family Melanopsidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is found in fresh and brackish water habitat throughout the country. [1]

It lives in streams and rivers near their estuaries.[2]

References

  1. Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Zemelanopsis trifasciata (Gray, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581166 on 2014-11-10
  2. Clark, S. & S. Moore. 2013. Melanopsis trifasciata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 28 August 2014.

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