Limnotrochus
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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.[1][2] It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.[3]
The specific name thomsoni is in honor of Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson.[4]
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.[3] The type locality is Lake Tanganyika.[2][4]
Description
The shell measures Template:Cvt in width and Template:Cvt in height.[2]
Ecology and threats
Limnotrochus thomsoni lives in depths Template:Cvt on silt and sandy bottoms of Lake Tanganyika. It is potentially threatened by sedimentation.[3]
References
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