Limnotrochus
Genus of molluscs
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Limnotrochus is a monotypic genus in the family Paludomidae containing the single species Limnotrochus thomsoni, a tropical freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk.[4][5] It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.[1]
| Limnotrochus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Paludomidae |
| Subfamily: | Hauttecoeuriinae |
| Tribe: | Tiphobiini |
| Genus: | Limnotrochus E. A. Smith, 1880[2] |
| Species: | L. thomsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnotrochus thomsoni E. A. Smith, 1880[2] | |
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Species synonymy
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The specific name thomsoni is in honor of Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson.[2]
Distribution
Limnotrochus thomsoni is endemic to Lake Tanganyika and is found in all countries surrounding the lake: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] The type locality is Lake Tanganyika.[5][2]
Description
The shell measures 14 mm (0.55 in) in width and 19 mm (0.75 in) in height.[5]
Ecology and threats
Limnotrochus thomsoni lives in depths 4–30 m (13–98 ft) on silt and sandy bottoms of Lake Tanganyika. It is potentially threatened by sedimentation.[1]