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Bridouxia ponsonbyi

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Bridouxia ponsonbyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Paludomidae
Genus: Bridouxia
Species:
B. ponsonbyi
Binomial name
Bridouxia ponsonbyi
(Smith, 1889)
Synonyms

Bridouxiana ponsonbyi Smith [orth. error]

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

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

References

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  1. ^ Ngereza, C. (2010). "Bridouxia ponsonbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44243A10880301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44243A10880301.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.