Bulinus hightoni
| Bulinus hightoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Planorboidea |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Subfamily: | Bulininae |
| Tribe: | Bulinini |
| Genus: | Bulinus |
| Species: | B. hightoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Bulinus hightoni Brown & Wright, 1978 | |
Bulinus hightoni is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Kenya, Africa.
Habitat
This snail lives in rivers, intermittent rivers, and shrub-dominated wetlands. The survival of hits species is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Lange C. N. & Ngereza C. (2004). Bulinus hightoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, October 13, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.