Martelia tanganyicensis
Martelia tanganyicensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
Family: | Paludomidae |
Genus: | Martelia |
Species: | M. tanganyicensis |
Binomial name | |
Martelia tanganyicensis Dautzenberg, 1908 | |
Martelia tanganyicensis is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Paludomidae.[1]
The specific name tanganyicensis is derived from the name of Lake Tanganika.
This species is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 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.
Further reading
- Bouillon J. (1955). "Sur l’anatomie et la position systématique du gastéropode thalassoide Martelia tanganyicensis Dautzenberg 1908". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 52: 232-240.
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