Reymondia minor

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Reymondia minor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Paludomidae
Genus: Reymondia
Species:
R. minor
Binomial name
Reymondia minor
Smith, 1889

Reymondia minor is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Paludomidae. This species is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

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References

  1. Nicayennzi, F. (2010). "Reymondia minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T44240A10879619. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44240A10879619.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.