Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Paludomidae Scientific name Tanganyicia rufofilosa | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cerithioidea Subfamily Hauttecoeuriinae Rank Species | |
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Tanganyicia rufofilosa is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.
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Before 2002, this species was placed within the family Thiaridae.
Distribution
Tanganyicia rufofilosa is endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. The type locality is Lake Tanganyika.
Description
The shape of the shell is ovate conic.
The width of the shell is 14 mm; the height of the shell is 17 mm.
Ecology
The natural habitat of this snail is freshwater lakes. Tanganyicia rufofilosa lives in depths 5–25 m on silty and sandy bottoms, in high population densities.
The females are viviparous.
In 1996, this was considered an Endangered Species. Its survival is threatened mainly by sedimentation. The habitats of this species are damaged by settlements and other disturbances.