Mieniplotia | |
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Shell of Mieniplotia scabra (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
Family: | Thiaridae |
Genus: |
Mieniplotia Low & Tan, 2014 [1] |
Type species | |
Buccinum scabrum
O. F. Müller, 1774 | |
Synonyms | |
Pseudoplotia Forcart, 1950 – not available: no description [1] Species:
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Mieniplotia is a genus of freshwater snails in the family Thiaridae. It is monotypic, the sole species being Mieniplotia scabra (O. F. Müller, 1774). [3]
Mieniplotia scabra is coastal freshwater species that can also occur in brackish water. It occurs from the east coast of Africa to the south Pacific; it is considered invasive in parts of its range. [2]
Mieniplotia scabra has a rather small, somewhat ovoid-conical shell measuring 10–20 mm (0.4–0.8 in). [1]