Limnotrochus
| Limnotrochus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Paludomidae |
| Subfamily: | Hauttecoeuriinae |
| Tribe: | Tiphobiini |
| Genus: | Limnotrochus E. A. Smith, 1880[2] |
| Species: | L. thomsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Limnotrochus thomsoni E. A. Smith, 1880[2]
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Species synonymy
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Limnotrochus is a monotypic genus in the family Paludomidae containing the single species Limnotrochus thomsoni, a tropical freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk.[4][5] It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.[1]
The specific name thomsoni is in honor of Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Limnotrochus thomsoni is endemic to Lake Tanganyika and is found in all countries surrounding the lake: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] The type locality is Lake Tanganyika.[5][2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The shell measures 14 mm (0.55 in) in width and 19 mm (0.75 in) in height.[5]
Ecology and threats
[edit | edit source]Limnotrochus thomsoni lives in depths 4–30 m (13–98 ft) on silt and sandy bottoms of Lake Tanganyika. It is potentially threatened by sedimentation.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Smith E. A. (1880). "Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)6: 425-430.
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Further reading
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