Stormsia minima

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Stormsia minima
Scientific classification
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Stormsia

Leloup, 1953 [2]
Species:
S. minima
Binomial name
Stormsia minima
(Smith, 1908)
Synonyms [3]

Giraudia minima Smith, 1908

Stormsia minima is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae. [1]

Stormsia minima is the only species in the genus Stormsia. [3]

Distribution

Stormsia minima is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. [1]

Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nicayenzi, F.; Ngereza, C.; Lange, C. (2010). "Stormsia minima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T20868A9234159. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T20868A9234159.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Leloup (1953). "Résult. sci. Explor. Hydrobiol., Lac Tanganyika (1946-47), Bruxelles". Mus. Roy. Hist. nat. Belg. 3, 4: 217.
  3. 1 2 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   0-7484-0026-5.