Bridouxia ponsonbyi

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

Bridouxia ponsonbyi
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Hauttecoeuriinae
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Spekiini
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B. ponsonbyi
Binomial name
Bridouxia ponsonbyi
(Smith, 1889)
Synonyms

Bridouxiana ponsonbyi Smith [orth. error]

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

References

  1. Nicayenzi F., Ngereza C. & Lange C. N. (2004). Bridouxia ponsonbyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 6 August 2007.


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