Overview
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Description
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Habitat
Ecology: Confined to rocky substrates at moderate depth (5–20 m
).[1]
List of Habitats
:5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater
Lakes
(over 8ha)
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Mesogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Discopoda
()
- P. Fischer, 1884
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
()
- C.a. Fleming, 1822
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
(
- Suborder:
Discopoda
(
- Order:
Mesogastropoda
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Bridouxia
There are approximately 6 species in this genus:
B. giraudi · B. leucoraphe · B. ponsonbyi · B. praeclara · B. rotundata · B. smithiana
More Info
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- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Brown, D.S. 1994. Freshwater Snails of Africa and their medical importance. Second Edition. Taylor Francis, London.
- Brown, D.S. and Mandahl-Barth, G. 1987. Living molluscs of Lake Tanganyika: a revised and annotated list. Journal of Conchology 32: 305-327
- West, K., Michel, E., Clabaugh, J.P. and Clabaugh, J. 1999. The thiarid gastropods of lake Tanganyika: Diagnostic key and taxonomic classification with notes on the fauna. Version 1.0. 34.
Notes
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Contributors
- Nicayenzi, F., Ngereza, C. & Lange, C.N. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5987318
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 17891225
- IUCN ID: 44243
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1027568
Footnotes
- Nicayenzi, F., Ngereza, C. & Lange, C.N. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
