Bridouxia praeclara
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Paludomidae |
Genus: | Bridouxia |
Species: | B. praeclara
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Binomial name | |
Bridouxia praeclara (Bourguignat, 1885)[2]
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Synonyms[1][3] | |
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Bridouxia praeclara is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.
This species is found in Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ngereza, C. (2010). "Bridouxia praeclara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44244A10880547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44244A10880547.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Bourguignat J. R. (1885). Notice prodromique sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis par M. Victor Giraud dans la region méridionale du lac Tanganika. pages 62-63.
- ^ Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.