Lanistes intortus
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Phylum: | Mollusca
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Class: | Gastropoda
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Species: | L. intortus
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Lanistes intortus Martens, 1877
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Lanistes intortus is a species of large freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk with a gill and an operculum in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.
It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] They are one of approximately 41 species of Lanistes.[2]
They are typically found at an altitude between 0 and 490 m (1,608 ft),[3] living in and around brackish water habitats.[4] They are characterised by a shell of 30 mm, light brown with small, darker spiral bands.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Jørgensen, A. (2010). "Lanistes intortus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T11285A3267247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T11285A3267247.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Lanistes intortus Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, ZipcodeZoo.com.
- ^ Data from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
- ^ a b Family Ampullariidae:Lanistes[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ampullariidae
- Freshwater snails
- Invertebrates of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Gastropods of Africa
- Gastropods described in 1877
- Architaenioglossa stubs