Bridouxia
Shell of Bridouxia giraudi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Paludomidae
Genus: Bridouxia
Bourguignat, 1885[1]
Type species
Bridouxia giraudi
Bourguignat, 1885
Synonyms

Bridouxia is a genus of small[4] tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.

Species of this genus are endemic to the Lake Tanganyika.[4]

Species

Species within the genus Bridouxia include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Bridouxia costata Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Bridouxia giraudi Bourguignat, 1885
  • Bridouxia reymondi Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Bridouxia giraudi Bourguignat, 1885
  • Bridouxia villeserriana Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Bridouxia giraudi Bourguignat, 1885

Ecology

They live on hard substrata in shallow water on shores of Lake Tanganyika.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bourguignat J. R. (1885). Notice prodromique sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis par M. Victor Giraud dans la region méridionale du lac Tanganika page 10-11, 29.
  2. ↑ Bourguignat J. R. (1888). Icon. Malac. Moll. Fluv. Tanganika, 39, 40.
  3. ↑ Ancey C. F. (1894). Bull. Soc. zool. France 19: 29.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
  5. ↑ Lange, C. (2010). "Bridouxia giraudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44241A10879785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44241A10879785.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Ngereza, C. (2010). "Ponsonbya leucoraphe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44242A10880043. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44242A10880043.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Ngereza, C. (2010). "Bridouxia ponsonbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44243A10880301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44243A10880301.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Ngereza, C. (2010). "Bridouxia praeclara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44244A10880547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44244A10880547.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  9. ↑ Ngereza, C.; Nicayenzi, F.; Lange, C.N. (2004). "Bridouxia rotundata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44245A10880814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44245A10880814.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  10. ↑ Lange, C.N. (2004). "Bridouxia smithiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44246A10880951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44246A10880951.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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