Bridouxia is a genus of small tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.
Species of this genus are endemic to the Lake Tanganyika.
Species Species within the genus Bridouxia include: Bridouxia giraudi Bourguignat, 1885 - type speciesBrown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. . Bridouxia leucoraphe (Ancey, 1890) Bridouxia ponsonbyi (Smith, 1889) Bridouxia praeclara (Bourguignat, 1885) Bridouxia rotundata (Smith, 1904) Bridouxia smithiana (Bourguignat, 1885) Species brought into synonymy Bridouxia costata Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Bridouxia giraudi Bourguignat, 1885 Bridouxia reymondi Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Bridouxia giraudi Bourguignat, 1885 Bridouxia villeserriana Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Bridouxia giraudi Bourguignat, 1885
Ecology They live on hard substrata in shallow water on shores of Lake Tanganyika.
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