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Pests > Pests Entities > Molluscs > Thiara bellicosa, ident. & distribution, Vanuatu

Pests Pests Entities Molluscs Thiara bellicosa, ident. & distribution, Vanuatu

Thiara bellicosa

September 2005. This snail was found in an open freshwater tank used for growing water hyacinth in Vanuatu. An identification was requested.

The snail was identifed asThiara bellicosa (Hinds) – family: Thiaridae, known from Vanuatu – usually in streams. it is native from southeast Asia through Melanesia to Fiji.