Lanistes intortus

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Lanistes intortus
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L. intortus
Binomial name
Lanistes intortus
Martens, 1877

Lanistes intortus is a species of large freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk with a gill and an operculum in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] They are one of approximately 41 species of Lanistes . [2]

They are typically found at an altitude between 0 and 490 m (1,608 ft), [3] living in and around brackish water habitats. [4] They are characterised by a shell of 30 mm, light brown with small, darker spiral bands. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jørgensen, A. (2010). "Lanistes intortus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T11285A3267247. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T11285A3267247.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Lanistes intortus Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine , ZipcodeZoo.com.
  3. Data from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
  4. 1 2 Family Ampullariidae:Lanistes [ permanent dead link ]