- Martelia
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Martelia Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea Family: Paludomidae Genus: Martelia
Dautzenberg, 1908[1]Diversity 1[2] or 2 species[3] Martelia is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Paludomidae.[3]
Distribution of the genus Martelia includes the Lake Tanganyika only.[2]
Species
Species within genus Martelia include:
- Martelia dautzenbergi Dupuis, 1924[4]
- Martelia tanganyicensis Dautzenberg, 1908[3] - type species[2]
References
- ^ Dautzenberg P. (1908). J. Conchyliol. 55: 328.
- ^ a b c Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0 7484 0026 5.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nicayenzi F. (2004). Martelia dautzenbergi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 June 2011.
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