Reymondia tanganyicensis

Reymondia tanganyicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Sorbeoconcha

Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Paludomidae
Subfamily: Hauttecoeuriinae
Tribe: Spekiini
Genus: Reymondia
Species: R. tanganyicensis
Binomial name
Reymondia tanganyicensis
Smith, 1889

Reymondia tanganyicensis is a species of freshwater snail in the family Paludomidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it is known from six locations within Burundi and Tanzania.[1] It lives in shallow areas of the lake up to 3 meters deep, where it can be found under rocks. It is threatened by pollution and sedimentation in the lake.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nicayennzi, F. 2010. Reymondia tanganyicensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 28 August 2014.
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