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Bellamya jeffreysi

Synonyms: Vivipara jeffreysi

Wikipedia Abstract

Bellamya jeffreysi is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae. This species is found in Malawi and Mozambique, in Lake Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by sedimentation and pollution. The only known conservation measure is that a small area of the lake is protected as a national park.
View Wikipedia Record: Bellamya jeffreysi

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Bellamya jeffreysi

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Citations

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0