Bridouxia praeclara
| Bridouxia praeclara | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Paludomidae |
| Subfamily: | Hauttecoeuriinae |
| Tribe: | Spekiini |
| Genus: | Bridouxia |
| Species: | B. praeclara |
| Binomial name | |
| Bridouxia praeclara (Bourguignat, 1885)[2] | |
| Synonyms[3][1] | |
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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
- 1 2 3 Nicayenzi F., Ngereza C. & Lange C. N. (2004). Bridouxia praeclara. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
- ↑ 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.
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