Biomphalaria tchadiensis
| Biomphalaria tchadiensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Planorboidea |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Subfamily: | Planorbinae |
| Tribe: | Biomphalariini |
| Genus: | Biomphalaria |
| Species: | B. tchadiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Biomphalaria tchadiensis (Germain, 1904) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Planorbis tchadiensis Germain, 1904 | |
Biomphalaria tchadiensis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
This species is endemic to lake Chad in Cameroon, Chad and in Nigeria.[1]
This species has been considered Vulnerable in 1996.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Kristensen T. K. & Stensgaard A-S. (2006). Biomphalaria tchadiensis. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 September 2010.
- ↑ Brown D. S. (1996) Biomphalaria tchadiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
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