Burnupia crassistriata is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusk which was traditionally placed in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.[1]
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Subfamily: | Planorbinae[citation needed]
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Tribe: | Ancylini[citation needed]
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Species: | B. crassistriata
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Burnupia crassistriata (Preston, 1911)
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It was previously listed as a vulnerable species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2004).[1]
This species of freshwater limpet is endemic to Kenya.[1] Its natural habitat is rivers.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]