Martelia
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
Species within genus Martelia include:
- Martelia dautzenbergi Dupuis, 1924[4]
- Martelia tanganyicensis Dautzenberg, 1908[3] - type species[2]
References
- Dautzenberg P. (1908). J. Conchyliol. 55: 328.
- Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
- 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.
- Nicayenzi F. (2004). Martelia dautzenbergi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 June 2011.
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