Melanoides tuberculatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	MOLLUSCA	GASTROPODA	SORBEOCONCHA	THIARIDAE

Scientific Name:	Melanoides tuberculatus
Species Authority:	(Müller, 1774)
Synonym/s:	Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) Nerita tuberculata O.F. Müller, 1774 Nerita tuberculata O.F. Müller, 1774 Nerita tuberculata O.F. Müller, 1774 Nerita tuberculata O.F. Müller, 1774 Nerita tuberculata O.F. Müller, 1774 Nerita tuberculata O.F. Müller, 1774 Nerita tuberculata O.F. Müller, 1774 Nerita tuberculata O.F. Müller, 1774 Nerita tuberculata O.F. Müller, 1774 Thiara tuberculata (Mueller, 1774) Thiara tuberculata (Mueller, 1774) Thiara tuberculata (Mueller, 1774) Thiara tuberculata (Mueller, 1774) Thiara tuberculata (Mueller, 1774) Thiara tuberculata (Mueller, 1774) Thiara tuberculata (Mueller, 1774) Thiara tuberculata (Mueller, 1774) Thiara tuberculata (Mueller, 1774)
Taxonomic Notes:

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2012

Assessor/s:

Madhyastha, A.

Reviewer/s:

Daniel, B.A., Molur, S., Allen, D., Able, J. & García, N.

Contributor/s:

Neubert, E. & Amr, Z.S.S.

Justification:
Melanoides tuberculatus has a worldwide distribution with no specific threats affecting it and hence it is assessed as Least Concern globally and regionally.

History:

2010

–

Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Melanoides tuberculatus has a very broad distribution. It is found in northern and southern Africa; eastern Mediterranean countries, the entire Arabian Peninsula (except in the Empty Quarter), south and southeast Asia (including numerous records from Bangladesh, Nepal and from much of India), southern China (including records from Hong Kong and Hainan), Japan, Malaysia, and northern Australia (Yueying Liu 1979, Brown 1994, Ramakrishna and Dey 2007). It was introduced to the Americas. It is distributed throughout India except Kashmir.
Countries:	Native: Algeria; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Burundi; China; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Egypt; Eritrea; Ethiopia; India (Andaman Is., Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Daman, Darjiling, Delhi, Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkand, Karaikal, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mahé, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Nicobar Is., Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Japan; Kenya; Kuwait; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Libya; Malawi; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nepal; Niger; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo Province); Sri Lanka; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates; Viet Nam; Yemen (North Yemen, Socotra, South Yemen); Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information on the population and its trends for Melanoides tuberculatus, but survey data suggest that it is relatively widespread and common.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Melanoides tuberculatus inhabitats clear water with rocky or sandy bottom in rapid flowing mountain streams. It is also found in pools, lakes and ditches. Melanoides tuberculatus is the intermediate host of Paragonimus westermani, Metagonimus trematode and Diorchitrema formosanum.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Melanoides tuberculatus inhabits clear water with rocky or sandy bottom in rapid flowing mountain streams, which are impacted in parts of the species' range by sedimentation arising from deforestion and agriculture. The impacts of these threats on the species require research.

Major Threat(s):

Melanoides tuberculatus inhabits clear water with rocky or sandy bottom in rapid flowing mountain streams, which are impacted in parts of the species' range by sedimentation arising from deforestion and agriculture. The impacts of these threats on the species require research.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Research on Melanoides tuberculatus' biology is recommended and potential threats to this species need to be identified.

Conservation Actions:

Research on Melanoides tuberculatus' biology is recommended and potential threats to this species need to be identified.

Citation:	Madhyastha, A. 2012. Melanoides tuberculatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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