Bridouxia ponsonbyi is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Paludomidae.
Bridouxia ponsonbyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Paludomidae |
Genus: | Bridouxia |
Species: | B. ponsonbyi
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Binomial name | |
Bridouxia ponsonbyi (Smith, 1889)
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Synonyms | |
Bridouxiana ponsonbyi Smith [orth. error] |
This species is found in Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ Ngereza, C. (2010). "Bridouxia ponsonbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44243A10880301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44243A10880301.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.