Paludomus ajanensis

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Paludomus ajanensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Paludomidae
Genus: Paludomus
Species:
P. ajanensis
Binomial name
Paludomus ajanensis
Morelet, 1860
Synonyms

Cleopatra ajanensis (Morelet, 1860)

Paludomus ajanensis is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Paludomidae. The natural habitat of this species is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

This species lives in the Seychelles. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gerlach, J.; Van Damme, D. (2016). "Paludomus ajanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T40092A91285682. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T40092A91285682.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Brown D. S. & Gerlach J. (1991). "On Paludomus and Cleopatra (Thiariidae) in Africa and the Seychelles islands". Journal of Molluscan Studies 57(4): 471-479. doi : 10.1093/mollus/57.4.471.