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Bridouxia praeclara

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Bridouxia praeclara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Paludomidae
Genus: Bridouxia
Species:
B. praeclara
Binomial name
Bridouxia praeclara
Synonyms[1][3]
  • Giraudia praeclara Bourguignat, 1885
  • Bridouxiana praeclara Bourguignat [orth. error]

Bridouxia praeclara is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.

This species is found in Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ngereza, C. (2010). "Bridouxia praeclara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44244A10880547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44244A10880547.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bourguignat J. R. (1885). Notice prodromique sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis par M. Victor Giraud dans la region méridionale du lac Tanganika. pages 62-63.
  3. ^ Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.