Bellamya trochlearis
| Bellamya trochlearis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda informal group Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Viviparoidea |
| Family: | Viviparidae |
| Genus: | Bellamya |
| Species: | B. trochlearis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bellamya trochlearis von Martens, 1892 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bellamya trochearis Martens, 1892 [orth. error] | |
Bellamya trochlearis is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.
It was listed as Endangered species in 1996 IUCN Red list.[2] It may be threatened by pollution, sedimentation and other human activities. Very little is known about this snail and it may be confused with Bellamya constricta.
Distribution
This species is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Lange C. (2004). Bellamya trochlearis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 August 2011.
- ↑ Brown D. S. (1996). Bellamya trochearis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
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