Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Planorboidea Subfamily Bulininae Scientific name Bulinus hightoni Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Planorbidae Tribe Bulinini Higher classification Bulinus | |
Similar Bulinus, Bulinus tropicus, Bulinus globosus, Bulinus truncatus | ||
Bulinus hightoni is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
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Distribution
This species is endemic to Kenya, Africa.
Habitat
This snail lives in rivers, intermittent rivers, and shrub-dominated wetlands. The survival of hits species is threatened by habitat loss.
References
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