Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found in a lake at a mean distance from sea level of 85 meters (278 feet).[1]
Biome: Freshwater [2].
Ecology:
It is present in the lower Zaire River
; occurs in swampy margins
of the river.[2].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Architaenioglossa
()
- Haller, 1892
- Superfamily:
Ampullarioidea
()
- J.E. Gray, 1824
- Family:
Ampullariidae
()
- J.E. Gray, 1824
- Genus:
Lanistes
()
- Specific name:
intortus
- Von Martens, 1877
- Scientific name: - Lanistes intortus Von Martens, 1877
- Specific name:
intortus
- Von Martens, 1877
- Genus:
Lanistes
(
- Family:
Ampullariidae
(
- Superfamily:
Ampullarioidea
(
- Order:
Architaenioglossa
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Lanistes
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Further Reading
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- Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 12 1916-17 London, Dulau. url p. 66.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url p. 202.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Jørgensen, A. 2010. Lanistes intortus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 07, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7138524
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16061643
- IUCN ID: 218104
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3640
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 324.570 based on 6 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Jørgensen, A. 2010. Lanistes intortus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
