- Martelia tanganyicensis
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Martelia tanganyicensis Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea Family: Paludomidae Genus: Martelia Species: M. tanganyicensis Binomial name Martelia tanganyicensis
Dautzenberg, 1908Martelia tanganyicensis is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Paludomidae.[1]
The specific name tanganyicensis is derived from the name of Lake Tanganika.
This species is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Lange C. (2004). Martelia tanganyicensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 June 2011.
Further reading
- Bouillon J. (1955). "Sur l’anatomie et la position systématique du gastéropode thalassoide Martelia tanganyicensis Dautzenberg 1908". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 52: 232-240.
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