Red-rimmed Melania
Melanoides tuberculata (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Names
| English | Red-rimmed Melania |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Slanke knobbelhoren |
| Spanish | Caracol Trompeta de borde rojo de Malasia |
| Chinese | 瘤拟黑螺 (马来螺) |
| Scientific name | Melanoides tuberculata (O.F.Müller, 1774) |
About this species
The red-rimmed melania (Melanoides tuberculata), also known as the Malayan livebearing snail or Malayan/Malaysian trumpet snail (often abbreviated to MTS by aquarists), is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, a parthenogenetic, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.
The common name comes from the presence of reddish spots on their otherwise greenish-brown shells.
The species name is sometimes spelled M. tuberculatus, but this is incorrect because Melanoides Olivier, 1804 was clearly intended to be feminine because it was combined with the feminine specific epithet fasciolata in the original description.
This species is native to northern Africa and southern Asia, but it has been accidentally introduced in many other tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. It has also been accidentally introduced to heated aquaria in colder parts of the world.
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Melanoides tuberculata o caracol trompeta es una especie de gasterópodo operculado de agua dulce de la familia Thiaridae.
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瘤拟黑螺又名网蜷（学名：Melanoides tuberculata）为跑螺科（即锥蜷科）拟黑螺属的动物，俗名马来螺、甜筒螺。分布于亚洲及非洲的热带及亚热带区包含台湾在内，近代扩展至美洲及其它地区。常栖息于淡水河溪、池塘、湖泊及稻田等地方。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Family | Thiaridae |
| Genus | Melanoides |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Paramaribo1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.