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.[2][4] It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.[1]
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| Genus: | Limnotrochus E. A. Smith, 1880[3]
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| Species: | L. thomsoni
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The specific name thomsoni is in honor of explorer Joseph Thomson.[3]
Distribution edit
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.[1] The type locality is Lake Tanganyika.[4][3]
Description edit
The shell measures 14 mm in width and 19 mm in height.[4]
Ecology and threats edit
Limnotrochus thomsoni lives in depths 4–30 m on silt and sandy bottoms of Lake Tanganyika. It is potentially threatened by sedimentation.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d Smith E. A. (1880). "Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)6: 425-430.
- ^ a b c Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
Further reading edit
- 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.