Limnotrochus

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title: "Limnotrochus" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["paludomidae", "monotypic-gastropod-genera", "taxa-described-in-1880", "taxa-named-by-edgar-albert-smith", "taxonomy-articles-created-by-polbot"] description: "Genus of molluscs" topic_path: "general/paludomidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnotrochus" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of molluscs ::

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | display_parents = 3 | genus = Limnotrochus | parent_authority = E. A. Smith, 1880 | species = thomsoni | authority = E. A. Smith, 1880 | synonyms = Species synonymy | Limnotrochus cyclostoma | Bourguignat, 1885 | Limnotrochus giraudi | Bourguignat, 1885 | synonyms_ref =

Limnotrochus is a monotypic genus in the family Paludomidae containing the single species Limnotrochus thomsoni, a tropical freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.

The specific name thomsoni is in honor of Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson.

Distribution

Limnotrochus thomsoni is endemic to Lake Tanganyika and is found in all countries surrounding the lake: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. The type locality is Lake Tanganyika.

Description

The shell measures 14 mm in width and 19 mm in height.

Ecology and threats

Limnotrochus thomsoni lives in depths 4 – on silt and sandy bottoms of Lake Tanganyika. It is potentially threatened by sedimentation.

References

References

1. Nicayenzi, F.. (2010). "''Limnotrochus thomsoni''".
2. [[Edgar Albert Smith. Smith E. A.]] (1880). "Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa". ''[[Annals and Magazine of Natural History]]'' (5)'''6''': [https://archive.org/stream/annalsmagazineof561880lond#page/424/mode/2up 425]-430.
3. "''Limnotrochus thomsoni''".
4. {{Bouchet 2005
5. Brown D. S. (1994). ''Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance''. [[Taylor & Francis]]. {{ISBN. 0-7484-0026-5.

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