Bellamya constricta is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.
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| Bellamya constricta |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Mollusca |
| Class: |
Gastropoda |
| Subclass: |
Caenogastropoda |
| Order: |
Architaenioglossa |
| Family: |
Viviparidae |
| Genus: |
Bellamya |
| Species: |
B. constricta |
| Binomial name |
Bellamya constricta
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| Synonyms |
- Bellamya costulata (von Martens, 1892) (a junior synonym)
- Bellamya jucunda (E.A. Smith, 1892) (a junior synonym)
- Bellamya victoriae (E.A. Smith, 1892) (a junior synonym)
- Paludina constricta von Martens, 1889 (original combination)
- Vivipara costulata von Martens, 1892 (a junior synonym)
- Vivipara rubicunda var. kisumiensis Preston, 1912 (junior synonym)
- Viviparus jucundus E.A. Smith, 1892 (original combination)
- Viviparus victoriae E.A. Smith, 1892 (a junior synonym)
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This snail is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
