Lanistes intortus explained

Lanistes intortus is a species of large freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk with a gill and an operculum in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are one of approximately 41 species of Lanistes.[1]

They are typically found at an altitude between 0 and 490 m (1,608 ft),[2] living in and around brackish water habitats.[3] They are characterised by a shell of 30 mm, light brown with small, darker spiral bands.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/L/Lanistes_intortus/ Lanistes intortus
  2. Data from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20030718172804/http://members.tripod.com/arnobrosi/lanistes.html Family Ampullariidae:Lanistes