Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Paludomidae Scientific name Limnotrochus thomsoni | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cerithioidea Subfamily Hauttecoeuriinae Rank Species | |
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Limnotrochus thomsoni is a species of tropical freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.
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Limnotrochus thomsoni is the only species in the genus Limnotrochus.
The specific name thomsoni is in honor of explorer Joseph Thomson.
Distribution
Limnotrochus thomsoni is endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. The type locality is Lake Tanganyika.
Description
The width of the shell is 14 mm. The height of the shell is 19 mm.
Ecology
Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. Limnotrochus thomsoni lives in depths 4-30 m on silt and sandy bottom. It is potentially threatened by sedimentation.
References
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