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Bulinus hightoni D. S. Brown & C. A. Wright, 1978

1339390  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1339390)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Brown, D.S.; Wright, C.A. (1978). A new species of Bulinus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from temporary freshwater pools in Kenya. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> Journal of Natural History 12(2): 217-230., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222937800770091
page(s): 218, figs. 1 (a), (b), 2, 3 (a) and (b), 5b, 6 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Note NE Kenya, a seasonal pool (Orma Kote) near...  
Type locality NE Kenya, a seasonal pool (Orma Kote) near Hola, on the western side of the Tana River [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Bulinus hightoni D. S. Brown & C. A. Wright, 1978. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1339390 on 2025-09-12
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original description Brown, D.S.; Wright, C.A. (1978). A new species of Bulinus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from temporary freshwater pools in Kenya. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> Journal of Natural History 12(2): 217-230., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222937800770091
page(s): 218, figs. 1 (a), (b), 2, 3 (a) and (b), 5b, 6 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Brown D. S. (1994). <i>Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance</i>, revised 2nd edition. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. i-x, 1-607.
page(s): 231, fig. 104 e, f [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Type locality NE Kenya, a seasonal pool (Orma Kote) near Hola, on the western side of the Tana River [details]
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