shell identification

[mark]

Dear Collectors,

Would it be possible to help me to identify this shell?

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Thank (for this page and the possibility)

Mark

[paul monfils]

This is a species of Melanoides, in the family Thiaridae. I'm not certain of the exact species. It compares favorably with the illustration of Melanoides torulosa in Shells of the Philippines. But other pictures of supposed Melanoides torulosa posted online look somewhat different.