Pseudavakubia

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Pseudavakubia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Pseudavakubia
de Winter & Vastenhout, 2012
Species

Pseudavakubia is a genus of land snails in the subfamily Enneinae.

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Etymology

Pseudavakubia refers to the strong resemblance of its shells with those of the genus Avakubia . [1]

Description

Snails inside Pseudavakubia have a small shell with a height ranging from 2.9 to 4.4 mm. Their shells are elongate-ovate or cylindrical and have about 6-7¼ whorls. Their last whorl is smaller than that of Avakubia species. [1]

Distribution

The distribution of Pseudavakubia includes: [2]

Species

Pseudavakubia contains the following species: [3]

References

  1. 1 2 de Winter, A. J.; Vastenhout, N. (31 December 2013). "Revision of the Afrotropical land snail genus Avakubia Pilsbry, 1919, with description of Pseudavakubia gen. n. and eleven new species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Streptaxidae) : Mollusca". journals.co.za. hdl:10520/ejc146899 . Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Pseudavakubia de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  3. ↑ "MolluscaBase - Pseudavakubia de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
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