Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774)

Sajan, S. K., Tripathy, Basudev & Biswas, Tulika, 2018, Species inventory of land and freshwater Molluscs from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2), pp. 141-155 : 147

Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) [ Plate 3 ; Figure Q]

Material examined: Nagarjuna Sagar (2 ex.), Date:

31.viii.2016, Coll: Varadaraju and Party, Reg. No: M29443/7; Ethipothala, temple side shallow river water camp Nalgonda (13ex.), Date: 02.ix.2016, Coll:Varadaraju and Party, Reg. No: M29450/7; Gosthani Sarovar (2 ex.), Date: 15.ix.2016, Coll: Dr. Varadaraju & Party, Reg. No: M29442/7

Shell characters: Shell with a high spire and moderately large body whorl, whorls evenly rounded, dark redbrown dots and flames, either irregularly distributed or longitudinally arranged on the shell surface, sculptured with vertical ribs and spiral striae, distinct and raised on the upper whorls, but flatter on the lower ones.

Known distribution range: Widely distributed throughout India expect Kashmir.

IUCN status: Least Concern

Figures

Plate 3. N.Bellamya bengalensis f. annandalei (Kobelt, 1909); O. Idiopoma dissimilis (Müller, 1774); P. Pila virens (Lamarck, 1822); Q. Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774); R. Thiara (Thiara) scabra (Müller, 1774); S. Tarebia lineata (Gray, 1828)