Ferrissia tanganyicensis

Ferrissia tanganyicensis is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod in the family Planorbidae.

Ferrissia tanganyicensis

Least Concern  (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:
Bulininae
Tribe:
Miratestini
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]

See also

References
  1. 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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