Bellamya trochlearis is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.

Bellamya trochlearis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Family: Viviparidae
Genus: Bellamya
Species:
B. trochlearis
Binomial name
Bellamya trochlearis
Synonyms[1]

Bellamya trochearis Martens, 1892 [orth. error]

It was listed as Endangered species in 1996 IUCN Red list.[1] It may be threatened by pollution, sedimentation and other human activities. Very little is known about this snail and it may be confused with Bellamya constricta.

Distribution

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This species is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Van Damme, D.; Lange, C. (2017). "Bellamya trochlearis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T2753A110765622. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T2753A110765622.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.