Tanganyicia michelae
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Tanganyicia michelae (West, 1999)
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Tanganyicia michelae is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.
Distribution
Tanganyicia michelae is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.[1] It is found in only in Kala Bay, Zambia.[1]
Ecology
The natural habitat of this snail is freshwater lakes.[1] Tanganyicia rufofilosa lives in depths of 2-7 m on mud and sand bottoms.[1]
It is threatened mainly by water pollution and sedimentation.[1]
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