Bellamya constricta

Bellamya constricta
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Architaenioglossa
Family:	Viviparidae
Genus:	Bellamya
Species:	B. constricta
Binomial name
	Bellamya constricta; (Martens, 1889)
Synonyms
	Bellamya costulata (von Martens, 1892) (a junior synonym); Bellamya jucunda (E.A. Smith, 1892) (a junior synonym); Bellamya victoriae (E.A. Smith, 1892) (a junior synonym); Paludina constricta von Martens, 1889 (original combination); Vivipara costulata von Martens, 1892 (a junior synonym); Vivipara rubicunda var. kisumiensis Preston, 1912 (junior synonym); Viviparus jucundus E.A. Smith, 1892 (original combination); Viviparus victoriae E.A. Smith, 1892 (a junior synonym);

Bellamya constricta is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.

This snail is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

^ Van Damme, D.; Lange, C. (2017). "Bellamya constricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T99508242A110765128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T99508242A110765128.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ Kyambadde, R., Lange, C.N. & Ngereza, C. 2004. Bellamya costulata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 6 August 2007.

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