Lanistes bicarinatus

Lanistes bicarinatus is a species of large freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it lives in river habitat. This snail is a common species. It is used locally for animal feed.[1]

Lanistes bicarinatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:
Ampullarioidea
Family:
Ampullariidae
Subfamily:
Ampullariinae
Tribe:
Ampullariini
Genus:
Lanistes
Species:
L. bicarinatus
Binomial name
Lanistes bicarinatus
Germain

References
  1. Jørgensen, A. (2010). "Lanistes bicarinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T11280A3266414. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T11280A3266414.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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