Bellamya trochlearis
Appearance
Bellamya trochlearis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Architaenioglossa |
Family: | Viviparidae |
Genus: | Bellamya |
Species: | B. trochlearis
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Binomial name | |
Bellamya trochlearis von Martens, 1892
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Synonyms[1] | |
Bellamya trochearis Martens, 1892 [orth. error] |
Bellamya trochlearis is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.
It was listed as Endangered species in 1996 IUCN Red list.[1] It may be threatened by pollution, sedimentation and other human activities. Very little is known about this snail and it may be confused with Bellamya constricta.
Distribution
[edit]This species is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Van Damme, D.; Lange, C. (2017). "Bellamya trochlearis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T2753A110765622. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T2753A110765622.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.