Afropomus balanoidea
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
↓Decreasing
Population trend
4
Countries
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
ANIMALIA
Phylum
MOLLUSCA
Class
GASTROPODA
Order
ARCHITAENIOGLOSSA
Family
AMPULLARIIDAE
Genus
Afropomus
Afropomus balanoidea belongs to the family AMPULLARIIDAE, order ARCHITAENIOGLOSSA, within the GASTROPODA class.
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Agricultural & forestry effluents
Annual & perennial non-timber crops
Dams & water management/use
Logging & wood harvesting
Marine & freshwater aquaculture
Mining & quarrying
Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)
Conservation Actions
Found in 4 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Afropomus balanoidea (Afropomus balanoidea). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/afropomus-balanoidea-165386