Lanistes bicarinatus

Lanistes bicarinatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

informal group Architaenioglossa

Superfamily: Ampullarioidea
Family: Ampullariidae
Subfamily: Ampullariinae
Tribe: Ampullariini
Genus: Lanistes
Species: L. bicarinatus
Binomial name
Lanistes bicarinatus
Germain

Lanistes bicarinatus is a species of large freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it lives in river habitat. This snail is a common species. It is used locally for animal feed.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Jørgensen, A. 2010. Lanistes bicarinatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 04 September 2014.
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