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Lanistes bicarinatus

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Lanistes bicarinatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Family: Ampullariidae
Genus: Lanistes
Species:
L. bicarinatus
Binomial name
Lanistes bicarinatus
Germain, 1907

Lanistes bicarinatus is a species of large freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it lives in river habitat. This snail is a common species. It is used locally for animal feed.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jørgensen, A. (2010). "Lanistes bicarinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T11280A3266414. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T11280A3266414.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.