Burnupia crassistriata

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Burnupia crassistriata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Burnupiidae
Genus: Burnupia
Species:
B. crassistriata
Binomial name
Burnupia crassistriata
(Preston, 1911)

Burnupia crassistriata is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusk which was formerly placed in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies. [1] It is now classified in the family Burnupiidae.

It was previously listed as a vulnerable species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2004). [1]

Distribution

This species of freshwater limpet is endemic to Kenya. [1] Its natural habitat is rivers. [1] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lange, C. (2010). "Burnupia crassistriata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T44268A10885139. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44268A10885139.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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