Tanganyicia rufofilosa

Short description: Species of gastropod

Tanganyicia rufofilosa

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Mollusca

Class:  |

Gastropoda

(unranked):  |

clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha

Superfamily:  |

Cerithioidea

Family:  |

Paludomidae

Subfamily:  |

Hauttecoeuriinae

Tribe:  |

Hauttecoeuriini

Genus:  |

Tanganyicia

Species:  |

T. rufofilosa

Binomial name
Tanganyicia rufofilosa

(E. A. Smith, 1880)[2]

Synonyms

Lithoglyphus rufofilosus E. A. Smith, 1880

Tanganyicia rufofilosa is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.[3]

Before 2002, this species was placed within the family Thiaridae.

## Contents

* 1 Distribution
* 2 Description
* 3 Ecology
* 4 References
* 5 Further reading

## Distribution

Tanganyicia rufofilosa is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.[1] It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] The type locality is Lake Tanganyika.[1]

## Description

The shape of the shell is ovate conic.[4]

The width of the shell is 14 millimetres (0.55 in); the height of the shell is 17 millimetres (0.67 in).[4]

## Ecology

The natural habitat of this snail is freshwater lakes.[1] Tanganyicia rufofilosa lives in depths 5–25 metres (16–82 ft) on silty and sandy bottoms, in high population densities.[1]

The females are viviparous.[4]

In 1996, this was considered an Endangered Species.[1] Its survival is threatened mainly by sedimentation.[1] The habitats of this species are damaged by settlements and other disturbances.[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Nicayennzi, F. (2010). "Tanganyicia rufofilosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T21386A9266154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T21386A9266154.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21386/9266154. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. ↑ Smith E. A. (1880). "Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)6: 425-430.
3. ↑ Strong E. E. & Glaubrecht M. (2002). "Evidence for convergent evolution of brooding in a unique gastropod from Lake Tanganyika: anatomy and affinity of Tanganyicia rufofilosa (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea, Paludomidae)". Zoologica Scripta 31(2): 167-184. doi:10.1046/j.1463-6409.2002.00072.x.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.

## Further reading

* Moore J. E. S. (1899). "The mollusks of the Great African lakes. 3. Tanganyicia rufofilosa, and the genus Spekia". Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 42: 155-185. Plates 14-19. PDF.
* Smith E. A. (1881). "On a collection of shells from lakes Tanganyika and Nyassa and other localities in East Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1881: 276-300. Plates 32-34. page 288. Plate 33, Figure 20, 20a.

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