| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda | Architaenioglossa | Ampullariidae |
| Scientific Name: | Lanistes ovum |
| Species Authority: | Peters, 1845 |
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| Synonym(s): |
Lanistes connollyi Pain, 1954
Lanistes elatior Haas, 1936
Lanistes innesi Pallary, 1902
Lanistes procerus Martens, 1866
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern (Regional assessment) ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Date Assessed: | 2003-12-10 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor(s): | Lange, C.N. |
| Reviewer(s): | Seddon, M.B. & Kristensen, T. (Mollusc Red List Authority) |
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Justification: This is a widespread taxon with no major widespread threats identified. It is assessed as Least Concern in the region. |
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| Range Description: | Eastern Africa distribution: It is widespread in the coastal regions of Kenya, Burundi and Lake Malawi. Global distribution: It occurs throughout sub-Saharan Africa in scattered localities. |
| Countries occurrence: | Native: Burundi; Kenya; Malawi |
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| Population: | Brown (1994) states that population of 75,000 snails/acre caused damage to rice plants. | ||
| Current Population Trend: |  Unknown | ||
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Highly varied ranging from standing to slowly flowing waters. Reported in wetland areas characterised by muddy bottoms and vegetation to seasonal pools and irrigation systems (Brown 1994). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Lange, C.N. 2010. Lanistes ovum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T165799A6133701. . Downloaded on 20 August 2017. |
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