Spekia is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.
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| Genus: | Spekia Bourguignat, 1879[1]
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Spekia is the type genus of the tribe Spekiini.[2]
Distribution edit
The genus Spekia is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.[3]
Species edit
For many years only one species was known in this genus,[3] however, in 1999, a second species was described.
The genus Spekia contains the following species:
- Spekia coheni West, 1999[4]
- Spekia zonata (Woodward, 1859)[3]
References edit
- ^ Bourguignat J. R. (1879). Descr. Moll. Égypte: 27.
- ^ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
- ^ a b c Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
- ^ Ngereza, C. (2010). "Spekia coheni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44259A10868200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44259A10868200.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Further reading edit
- Moore J. E. S. (1899). "The mollusks of the Great African lakes. 3. Tanganyicia rufofilosa, and the genus Spekia". Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 42: 155-185. Plates 14-19. PDF.