Burnupia crassistriata
| Burnupia crassistriata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Planorboidea |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Subfamily: | Planorbinae |
| Tribe: | Ancylini |
| Genus: | Burnupia |
| Species: | B. crassistriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Burnupia crassistriata (Preston, 1911) | |
Burnupia crassistriata is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusk which was traditionally placed in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.[1]
It was previously listed as a vulnerable species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2004).[1]
Distribution
This species of freshwater limpet is endemic to Kenya.[1] Its natural habitat is rivers.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lange, C. (2010). "Burnupia crassistriata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T44268A10885139. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44268A10885139.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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