Burnupia crassistriata

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]

Burnupia crassistriata

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)

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. 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.


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