Burnupia stuhlmanni

Burnupia stuhlmanni 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 stuhlmanni

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. stuhlmanni
Binomial name
Burnupia stuhlmanni
(Von Martens, 1897)

Distribution

This freshwater limpet is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1] Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.[1]

References
  1. Lange, C. (2010). "Burnupia stuhlmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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