Reymondia tanganyicensis

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Reymondia tanganyicensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Paludomidae
Genus: Reymondia
Species:
R. tanganyicensis
Binomial name
Reymondia tanganyicensis
Smith, 1889

Reymondia tanganyicensis is a species of freshwater snail in the family Paludomidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it is known from six locations within Burundi and Tanzania.[1] It lives in shallow areas of the lake up to 3 meters (9.8 ft) deep, where it can be found under rocks. It is threatened by pollution and sedimentation in the lake.[1]

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