Martelia is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Paludomidae.[3]
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Genus: | Martelia Dautzenberg, 1908[1]
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Distribution of the genus Martelia includes the Lake Tanganyika only.[2]
Species
editSpecies within genus Martelia include:
- Martelia dautzenbergi Dupuis, 1924[4]
- Martelia tanganyicensis Dautzenberg, 1908[3] - type species[2]
References
edit- ^ Dautzenberg P. (1908). J. Conchyliol. 55: 328.
- ^ a b c Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
- ^ a b c Lange, C. (2010). "Martelia tanganyicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T12842A3389028. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T12842A3389028.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Nicayenzi, F. (2010). "Martelia dautzenbergi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T184526A8286579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184526A8286579.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.