Tanganyicia rufofilosa
Tanganyicia rufofilosa is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.[3]
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| Subfamily: | Hauttecoeuriinae |
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| Species: | T. rufofilosa |
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Lithoglyphus rufofilosus E. A. Smith, 1880 | |
Before 2002, this species was placed within the family Thiaridae.
Distribution
Tanganyicia rufofilosa is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.[1] It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] The type locality is Lake Tanganyika.[1]
Description
The shape of the shell is ovate conic.[4]
The width of the shell is 14 millimetres (0.55 in); the height of the shell is 17 millimetres (0.67 in).[4]
Ecology
The natural habitat of this snail is freshwater lakes.[1] Tanganyicia rufofilosa lives in depths 5–25 metres (16–82 ft) on silty and sandy bottoms, in high population densities.[1]
The females are viviparous.[4]
In 1996, this was considered an Endangered Species.[1] Its survival is threatened mainly by sedimentation.[1] The habitats of this species are damaged by settlements and other disturbances.[1]
References
- Nicayennzi F. & Lange C. N. (2004). Tanganyicia rufofilosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
- Smith E. A. (1880). "Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)6: 425-430.
- Strong E. E. & Glaubrecht M. (2002). "Evidence for convergent evolution of brooding in a unique gastropod from Lake Tanganyika: anatomy and affinity of Tanganyicia rufofilosa (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea, Paludomidae)". Zoologica Scripta 31(2): 167-184. doi:10.1046/j.1463-6409.2002.00072.x.
- Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
Further reading
- Moore J. E. S. (1899). "The mollusks of the Great African lakes. 3. Tanganyicia rufofilosa, and the genus Spekia". Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 42: 155-185. Plates 14-19. PDF.
- Smith E. A. (1881). "On a collection of shells from lakes Tanganyika and Nyassa and other localities in East Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1881: 276-300. Plates 32-34. page 288. Plate 33, Figure 20, 20a.