Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Planorbidae Scientific name Burnupia crassistriata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Planorboidea Subfamily Planorbinae Rank Species | |
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
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