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Burnupia crassistriata

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Species of gastropod

Burnupia crassistriata
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
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 traditionally placed in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.

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

Distribution

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Burnupia crassistriata


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