Bellamya constricta

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

Bellamya constricta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:
Viviparoidea
Family:
Viviparidae
Genus:
Bellamya
Species:
B. constricta
Binomial name
Bellamya constricta
(Martens, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Bellamya costulata (von Martens, 1892) (a junior synonym)
  • Bellamya jucunda (E.A. Smith, 1892) (a junior synonym)
  • Bellamya victoriae (E.A. Smith, 1892) (a junior synonym)
  • Paludina constricta von Martens, 1889 (original combination)
  • Vivipara costulata von Martens, 1892 (a junior synonym)
  • Vivipara rubicunda var. kisumiensis Preston, 1912 (junior synonym)
  • Viviparus jucundus E.A. Smith, 1892 (original combination)
  • Viviparus victoriae E.A. Smith, 1892 (a junior synonym)

This snail is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References
  1. Van Damme, D. & Lange, C. (2017). "Bellamya constricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T99508242A110765128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T99508242A110765128.en.
  2. Kyambadde, R., Lange, C.N. & Ngereza, C. 2004. Bellamya costulata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 6 August 2007.


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