Tanganyicia michelae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Paludomidae
Subfamily:
Hauttecoeuriinae
Tribe:
Hauttecoeuriini
Genus:
Tanganyicia
Species:
T. michelae
Binomial name
Tanganyicia michelae
(West, 1999)

Tanganyicia michelae is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.

Distribution

Tanganyicia michelae is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.[1] It is found in only in Kala Bay, Zambia.[1]

Ecology

The natural habitat of this snail is freshwater lakes.[1] Tanganyicia rufofilosa lives in depths of 2–7 metres (6 ft 7 in – 23 ft 0 in) on mud and sand bottoms.[1]

It is threatened mainly by water pollution and sedimentation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nicayenzi, F. (2010). "Tanganyicia michelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T184657A8308480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184657A8308480.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.


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