Bulinus hightoni is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

Bulinus hightoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Bulinus
Species:
B. hightoni
Binomial name
Bulinus hightoni
Brown & Wright, 1978

Distribution

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This species is endemic to Kenya, Africa.

Habitat

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This snail lives in rivers, intermittent rivers, and shrub-dominated wetlands. The survival of hits species is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ Lange, C. (2010). "Bulinus hightoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44260A10868558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44260A10868558.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.