Burnupia crassistriata is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusk which was traditionally placed in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.[1]
| Burnupia crassistriata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Burnupia |
| Species: | B. crassistriata
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| Binomial name | |
| Burnupia crassistriata (Preston, 1911)
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It was previously listed as a vulnerable species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2004).[1]
Distribution
editThis species of freshwater limpet is endemic to Kenya.[1] Its natural habitat is rivers.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Lange, C. (2010). "Burnupia crassistriata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44268A10885139. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44268A10885139.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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