Biology:Martelia tanganyicensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Martelia tanganyicensis
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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 Tanganyika.

This species is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.[1]

References

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.

Wikidata ☰ Q3320199 entry