Theodoxus maresi

Theodoxus maresi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neritimorpha
Order:	Cycloneritida
Family:	Neritidae
Genus:	Theodoxus
Species:	T. maresi
Binomial name
Theodoxus maresi (Bourguignat, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
Neritina maresi Bourguignat, 1864 Neritina marteli pars Pallary, 1920 Theodoxus vondeli pars Pallary, 1936

Theodoxus maresi is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae the nerites.

Distribution

This species is found in Algeria and Morocco.^[1][2] The type locality is Aïn Khadra, near Zerguin, in north-eastern Algeria.^[2]

Description

The length of the shell is 8 mm.^[2]

References

1. Van Damme, D.; Ghamizi, M. (2010). "Theodoxus maresi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T21727A9314600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T21727A9314600.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.