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Shells of Zemelanopsis trifasciata
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Melanopsidae
Genus:	Zemelanopsis
Species:	Z. trifasciata
Binomial name
*Zemelanopsis trifasciata* (Gray, 1843)
Synonyms
Melanopsis trifasciatus Gray, 1843 (original combination) Melanopsis trifasciata (Gray, 1843) Melanopsis zelandica Gould, 1843 Melanopsis strangei Reeve, 1860

Zemelanopsis trifasciata is a species of freshwater snail in the family Melanopsidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is found in fresh and brackish water habitat throughout the country.

The type locality is "Waitanga Falls", in Waitangi, Northland, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

Description

The width of the shell is 11–17 mm. The height of the shell is 18–30 mm.

Ecology

It lives in streams and rivers near their estuaries.

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