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Scientific Name: Lanistes nasutus ~ View Printer Friendly Species Authority: Mandahl-Barth, 1972 Taxonomic Notes: Closely related to Lanistes solidus and Lanistes nyassanus, but conchologically distinctive (Berthold in Brown 1994).
Assessment Information [top]
Red List Category & Data Deficient ver 3.1 Criteria: Year Published: 2010 Date Assessed: 2004-05-30 Assessor(s): Kaunda, E., Magombo, Z., Kahwa, D. & Mailosi, A Reviewer(s): Seddon, MB. & Kristensen, T. (Mollusc Red List Authority) Justification: There is insufficient information on population status, distribution, threats and ecology to make a Red List assessment. History: 1996 - Endangered
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is endemic to Lake Malawi.
Countries: Native: Malawi; Mozambique
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Population [top]
Population: No information available. Population Trend: ? Unknown
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and It is found in soft substrate, dredged from depths of46-82m. Ecology: Systems: Freshwater
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This species is likely to be impacted by general habitat threats to Lake Malawi benthos (such as sedimentation, and dredging by fishermen).
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Conservation No information available. Actions: Web2PD converted by Web2PDFConvert.com Citation: Kaunda, E., Magombo, Z , Kahwa, D. & Mailosi, A. 2010. Lanistes nasutus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3.
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