Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Ampullarioidea Subfamily Ampullariinae Scientific name Lanistes intortus Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Ampullariidae Tribe Ampullariini Higher classification Lanistes | |
Similar Lanistes, Ampullariidae, Gastropods, Molluscs, Lanistes ovum | ||
Lanistes intortus is a species of large freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk with a gill and an operculum in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.
It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are one of approximately 41 species of Lanistes.
They are typically found at an altitude between 0 and 490 m (1,608ft), living in and around brackish water habitats. They are characterised by a shell of 30 mm, light brown with small, darker spiral bands.
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