Ferrissia tanganyicensis
Ferrissia tanganyicensis is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod in the family Planorbidae.
| Ferrissia tanganyicensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Ferrissia |
| Species: | F. tanganyicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferrissia tanganyicensis (Smith, 1906) | |
Distribution
This species is only found in Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1]
References
- Ngereza, C. (2010). "Ferrissia tanganyicensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44235A10878045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44235A10878045.en.
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