Bellamya jeffreysi is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.

Bellamya jeffreysi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Family: Viviparidae
Genus: Bellamya
Species:
B. jeffreysi
Binomial name
Bellamya jeffreysi
(Frauenfeld, 1865)
Synonyms

Bellamya jeffreysii (Frauenfeld, 1865)

This species is found in Malawi and Mozambique, in Lake Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by sedimentation and pollution. The only known conservation measure is that a small area of the lake is protected as a national park.

References

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  1. ^ Albrecht, C.; Clewing, C. (2018). "Bellamya jeffreysi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T2743A120118088. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T2743A120118088.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.