Bellamya leopoldvillensis
Bellamya leopoldvillensis is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.
| Bellamya leopoldvillensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Family: | Viviparidae |
| Genus: | Bellamya |
| Species: | B. leopoldvillensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bellamya leopoldvillensis Putzeys, 1898 | |
This species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was first described by S. Putzeys in 1898.
References
- Jørgensen, A. (2010). "Bellamya leopoldvillensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T2745A9475241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T2745A9475241.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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