Lanistes elliptus
Lanistes elliptus is a species of large freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk with a gill and an operculum in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.
| Lanistes elliptus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Family: | Ampullariidae |
| Genus: | Lanistes |
| Species: | L. elliptus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lanistes elliptus | |
It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Mozambique.
References
- Brown, D.S. (1996). "Lanistes elliptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T11282A3266683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11282A3266683.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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