Spekia

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Spekia

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Spekia is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.

Contents

Spekia is the type genus of the tribe Spekiini. [2]

Distribution

The genus Spekia is endemic to Lake Tanganyika. [3]

Species

For many years only one species was known in this genus, [3] however, in 1999, a second species was described.

The genus Spekia contains the following species:

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References

  1. Bourguignat J. R. (1879). Descr. Moll. Égypte: 27.
  2. Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia . Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN   3-925919-72-4. ISSN   0076-2997.
  3. 1 2 3 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   0-7484-0026-5.
  4. Ngereza, C. (2010). "Spekia coheni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T44259A10868200. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44259A10868200.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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