Biology:Pseudavakubia
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Pseudavakubia is a genus of land snails in the subfamily Enneinae.
Etymology
Pseudavakubia refers to the strong resemblance of its shells with those of the genus Avakubia.[1]
Description
Snails inside Pseudavakubia have a small shell with a height ranging from 2.9 to 4.4 mm. Their shells are elongate-ovate or cylindrical and have about 6-7¼ whorls. Their last whorl is smaller than that of Avakubia species.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Pseudavakubia includes:[2]
- Ghana
- Liberia
Species
Pseudavakubia contains the following species:[3]
- Pseudavakubia atewaensis de Winter, 2013
- Pseudavakubia ghanaensis de Winter, 2013
- Pseudavakubia liberiana de Winter, 2013
- Pseudavakubia majus de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 de Winter, A. J.; Vastenhout, N. (31 December 2013). "Revision of the Afrotropical land snail genus Avakubia Pilsbry, 1919, with description of Pseudavakubia gen. n. and eleven new species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Streptaxidae) : Mollusca" (in en). https://journals.co.za/doi/epdf/10.10520/EJC146899.
- ↑ "Pseudavakubia de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/8849649/metrics.
- ↑ "MolluscaBase - Pseudavakubia de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013" (in en). https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996767.
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