Bulinus camerunensis

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Bulinus camerunensis
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B. camerunensis
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Bulinus camerunensis
Mandahl-Barth, 1957

Bulinus camerunensis is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.

This species is endemic to Lake Barombi Koto and Lake Debundsha in Cameroon.

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References

  1. Van Damme, D. (2020). "Bulinus camerunensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T3313A158393678. Retrieved 12 July 2020.