Theodoxus jordani
Species of gastropod
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Theodoxus jordani is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | Theodoxus |
| Species: | T. jordani |
| Binomial name | |
| Theodoxus jordani (G. B. Sowerby I, 1836)[note 1] | |
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Distribution
This species occurs in:
- Turkey[1]
- Syria[1]
- Lebanon[1]
- Lake Kinneret in Israel[1]
- Palestinian territories[1]
- Yarmouk River[2] in Jordan[1][3]
- Iraq[1]
- Iran[1]
The type locality is the Jordan Basin.[1]
Shells of this species were also found in Üçağızlı Cave in Turkey, in Upper Paleolithic deposits which probably originated from the Orontes River.[4]
Parasites
Parasites of Theodoxus jordani include two types of trematodes.[2]
Predators
Predators of Theodoxus jordani include:
- fishes Barbus longiceps, Blennius fluviatilis[5]
- crab Potamon potamios[5]
Footnotes
- Various years of description are referred: 1832, 1836, 1844.[clarification needed]
