Biology:Bellamya constricta

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Bellamya constricta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Family: Viviparidae
Genus: Bellamya
Species:
B. constricta
Binomial name
Bellamya constricta
(Martens, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Bellamya costulata (von Martens, 1892) (a junior synonym)
  • Bellamya jucunda (E.A. Smith, 1892) (a junior synonym)
  • Bellamya victoriae (E.A. Smith, 1892) (a junior synonym)
  • Paludina constricta von Martens, 1889 (original combination)
  • Vivipara costulata von Martens, 1892 (a junior synonym)
  • Vivipara rubicunda var. kisumiensis Preston, 1912 (junior synonym)
  • Viviparus jucundus E.A. Smith, 1892 (original combination)
  • Viviparus victoriae E.A. Smith, 1892 (a junior synonym)

Bellamya constricta is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.

This snail is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Van Damme, D.; Lange, C. (2017). "Bellamya constricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T99508242A110765128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T99508242A110765128.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/99508242/110765128. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Kyambadde, R., Lange, C.N. & Ngereza, C. 2004. Bellamya costulata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.

Wikidata ☰ Q308137 entry