Tanganyicia michelae

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

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)

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. Nicayenzi F. (2004). Tanganyicia michelae. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 May 2011.


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