Limnotrochus
| Limnotrochus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Paludomidae |
| Subfamily: | Hauttecoeuriinae |
| Tribe: | Tiphobiini |
| Genus: | Limnotrochus E. A. Smith, 1880[2] |
| Species: | L. thomsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnotrochus thomsoni E. A. Smith, 1880[2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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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]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]The shell measures 14 mm (0.55 in) in width and 19 mm (0.75 in) in height.[5]
Ecology and threats
[edit]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
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Nicayenzi, F. (2010). "Limnotrochus thomsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T11982A3318355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T11982A3318355.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Smith E. A. (1880). "Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)6: 425-430.
- ↑ "Limnotrochus thomsoni". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ↑ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - 1 2 3 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
Further reading
[edit]- Strong, Ellen E. & Glaubrecht, Matthias (2010). "Anatomy of the Tiphobiini from Lake Tanganyika (Cerithioidea, Paludomidae)". Malacologia. 52 (1): 115–153. doi:10.4002/040.052.0108.