Tanganyicia michelae

Tanganyicia michelae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Paludomidae
Subfamily: Hauttecoeuriinae
Tribe: Hauttecoeuriini
Genus: Tanganyicia
Species: T. michelae
Binomial name
Tanganyicia michelae
(West, 1999)

Tanganyicia michelae is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.

Distribution

Tanganyicia michelae is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.[1] It is found in only in Kala Bay, Zambia.[1]

Ecology

The natural habitat of this snail is freshwater lakes.[1] Tanganyicia rufofilosa lives in depths of 2-7 m on mud and sand bottoms.[1]

It is threatened mainly by water pollution and sedimentation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nicayenzi F. (2004). Tanganyicia michelae. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 May 2011.


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