Bridouxia rotundata

Bridouxia rotundata is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.

Bridouxia rotundata
Scientific classification
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Hauttecoeuriinae
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Spekiini
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B. rotundata
Binomial name
Bridouxia rotundata
Synonyms[3]
  • Bridouxiana rotundata Smith [orth. error]
  • Stanleya rotundata Smith, 1904

This species is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

References

  1. Ngereza, C.; Nicayenzi, F.; Lange, C.N. (2004). "Bridouxia rotundata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44245A10880814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44245A10880814.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Smith E. A. (1904). "Some remarks on the Mollusca of Lake Tanganyika". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 6: 77-104. page 93.
  3. Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.


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