Melanopsis praemorsa
Species of gastropod
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Melanopsis praemorsa is a species of freshwater snail in the family Melanopsidae.[1][2][3] It occurs in southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.[1][2]
| Melanopsis praemorsa | |
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| A live Melanopsis praemorsa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Melanopsidae |
| Genus: | Melanopsis |
| Species: | M. praemorsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanopsis praemorsa | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Melanopsis praemorsa shows a high degree of morphological variation, which has made species delimitation contested and led to many synonyms[1] or taxa with uncertain status.[4]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Melanopsis praemorsa maximalis Schütt & Bilgin, 1974
- Melanopsis praemorsa praemorsa (Linnaeus, 1758)
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