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Bridouxia praeclara

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Species of gastropod

Bridouxia praeclara
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Paludomidae
Genus: Bridouxia
Species: B. praeclara
Binomial name
Bridouxia praeclara
(Bourguignat, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Giraudia praeclara Bourguignat, 1885
  • Bridouxiana praeclara Bourguignat

Bridouxia praeclara is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.

This species is found in Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Ngereza, C. (2010). "Bridouxia praeclara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44244A10880547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44244A10880547.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Bourguignat J. R. (1885). Notice prodromique sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis par M. Victor Giraud dans la region méridionale du lac Tanganika. pages 62-63.
  3. Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
Taxon identifiers
Bridouxia praeclara


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