Anceya terebriformis

Anceya terebriformis is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.[1]

Anceya terebriformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Paludomidae
Genus:
Anceya
Species:
A. terebriformis
Binomial name
Anceya terebriformis
(Smith, 1890)

This species is found in Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. The only known threat may be sedimentation from deforestation in Tanzania.[1]

Anceya terebriformis has been considered as Endangered species in 1996.[1]

References
  1. Ngereza, C. (2010). "Anceya terebriformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T1257A3360644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T1257A3360644.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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