Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Viviparidae Scientific name Bellamya trochearis | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Viviparoidea Genus Bellamya Rank Species | |
Similar Bellamya crawshayi, Tulotoma magnifica, Campeloma, Bellamya | ||
Bellamya trochlearis is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.
It was listed as Endangered species in 1996 IUCN Red list. It may be threatened by pollution, sedimentation and other human activities. Very little is known about this snail and it may be confused with Bellamya constricta.
Distribution
This species is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
References
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