Martelia tanganyicensis

Martelia tanganyicensis
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. 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.

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