Melanopsis buccinoidea

Melanopsis buccinoidea is a species of freshwater snail in the family Melanopsidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, where it occurs in Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, and southern Turkey.^[1]

Melanopsis buccinoidea
Five views of a shell of Melanopsis buccinoidea
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Melanopsidae
Genus:	Melanopsis
Species:	M. buccinoidea
Binomial name
Melanopsis buccinoidea Olivier, 1801

This is a common species that "can occur in huge numbers".^[1] It lives in many kinds of freshwater habitat, such as streams, springs, and irrigation ditches.^[1]

There are several subspecies.^[2]