''Paludomus ajanensis'' is a
species of
tropical freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...
with an
operculum,
aquatic gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the family
Thiaridae. The natural
habitat of this species is
rivers. It is threatened by
habitat loss.
This species lives in the
Seychelles.
[Brown D. S. & Gerlach J. (1991). "On ''Paludomus'' and ''Cleopatra'' (Thiariidae) in Africa and the Seychelles islands". '' Journal of Molluscan Studies'' 57(4): 471-479. .]
References
Paludomidae
Gastropods described in 1860
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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