Spekia
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Spekia
Bourguignat, 1879[1]
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Spekia is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.
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:
- Spekia coheni West, 1999[4]
- Spekia zonata (Woodward, 1859)[3]
References
- ↑ Bourguignat J. R. (1879). Descr. Moll. Égypte: 27.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
- ↑ Ngereza C. (2004). Spekia coheni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 August 2011.
Further reading
- Moore J. E. S. (1899). "The mollusks of the Great African lakes. 3. Tanganyicia rufofilosa, and the genus Spekia". Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 42: 155-185. Plates 14-19. PDF.
