Melanoides victoriae is a species of a freshwater snail, a gastropod in the Thiaridae family.Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. .
Distribution The type locality is "the rapids above the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi", Zambezi River at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Melanoides victoriae is endemic to Southern Africa, and the species distribution includes: Botswana South Africa Zambezi River, Zimbabwe East Caprivi and Okavango River in north-eastern Namibia Cunene River
Description The width of the shell is 10 mm. The height of the shell is 29 mm.
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