Segmentorbis
Segmentorbis is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
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| Genus: | Segmentorbis Mandahl-Barth, 1954[1] |
Distribution
Distribution of Segmentorbis include Africa.
Species
Species within this genus include:
- Segmentorbis angustus (Jickeli, 1874)[2]
- Segmentorbis kanisaensis (Preston, 1914)[3]
References
- Mandahl-Barth (1954). Ann. Mus. Congo belge (Sér. 8) Sci. zool., 32: 94.
- Appleton C., Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K., Lange C., Stensgaard A-S. & Van Damme D. (2009). Segmentorbis angustus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 December 2010.
- Appleton C., Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K., Nicayenzi F., Stensgaard A-S. & Van Damme D. (2009). Segmentorbis kanisaensis. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 December 2010.
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