Limnotrochus
| Limnotrochus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Paludomidae |
| Subfamily: | Hauttecoeuriinae |
| Tribe: | Tiphobiini |
| Genus: | Limnotrochus E. A. Smith, 1880 |
| Species: | L. thomsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnotrochus thomsoni E. A. Smith, 1880 | |
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Limnotrochus is a monotypic genus in the family Paludomidae containing the single species Limnotrochus thomsoni, a tropical freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
The specific name thomsoni is in honor of Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson.
Distribution
Limnotrochus thomsoni is endemic to Lake Tanganyika and is found in all countries surrounding the lake: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. The type locality is Lake Tanganyika.
Description
The shell measures 14 mm (0.55 in) in width and 19 mm (0.75 in) in height.
Ecology and threats
Limnotrochus thomsoni lives in depths 4–30 m (13–98 ft) on silt and sandy bottoms of Lake Tanganyika. It is potentially threatened by sedimentation.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Nicayenzi, F. (2010). "Limnotrochus thomsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T11982A3318355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T11982A3318355.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Smith E. A. (1880). "Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)6: 425-430.
- ↑ "Limnotrochus thomsoni". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ↑ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - 1 2 3 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
Further reading
- Strong, Ellen E. & Glaubrecht, Matthias (2010). "Anatomy of the Tiphobiini from Lake Tanganyika (Cerithioidea, Paludomidae)". Malacologia. 52 (1): 115–153. doi:10.4002/040.052.0108.