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Genus: | Limnotrochus
E. A. Smith, 1880
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Species: | L. thomsoni
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Limnotrochus thomsoni
E. A. Smith, 1880
[3]
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Limnotrochus is a monotypic genus in the family Paludomidae containing the single species Limnotrochus thomsoni, a tropical freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk. [2] [4] It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika. [1]
The specific name thomsoni is in honor of explorer Joseph Thomson. [3]
Limnotrochus thomsoni is endemic to Lake Tanganyika and is found in all countries surrounding the lake: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. [1] The type locality is Lake Tanganyika. [4] [3]
The shell measures 14 mm in width and 19 mm in height. [4]
Limnotrochus thomsoni lives in depths 4–30 m on silt and sandy bottoms of Lake Tanganyika. It is potentially threatened by sedimentation. [1]
Limnotrochus | |
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Scientific classification | |
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Genus: | Limnotrochus
E. A. Smith, 1880
[3]
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Species: | L. thomsoni
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Limnotrochus thomsoni
E. A. Smith, 1880
[3]
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Limnotrochus is a monotypic genus in the family Paludomidae containing the single species Limnotrochus thomsoni, a tropical freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk. [2] [4] It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika. [1]
The specific name thomsoni is in honor of explorer Joseph Thomson. [3]
Limnotrochus thomsoni is endemic to Lake Tanganyika and is found in all countries surrounding the lake: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. [1] The type locality is Lake Tanganyika. [4] [3]
The shell measures 14 mm in width and 19 mm in height. [4]
Limnotrochus thomsoni lives in depths 4–30 m on silt and sandy bottoms of Lake Tanganyika. It is potentially threatened by sedimentation. [1]