Biomphalaria tchadiensis
Biomphalaria tchadiensis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
| Biomphalaria tchadiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Biomphalaria |
| Species: | B. tchadiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Biomphalaria tchadiensis (Germain, 1904) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Planorbis tchadiensis Germain, 1904 | |
This species is endemic to lake Chad in Cameroon, Chad and in Nigeria.[1]
This species has been considered Vulnerable in 1996.[1]
References
- Van Damme, D.; Kristensen, T.K.; Stensgaard, A.-S. (2020). "Biomphalaria tchadiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T2810A151147248. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T2810A151147248.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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