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Martelia

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Martelia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Paludomidae
Tribe: Syrnolopsini
Genus: Martelia
Dautzenberg, 1908[1]
Type species
Martelia tanganyicensis
Dautzenberg, 1908[3] - type species[4]
Other species[2]

Martelia is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Paludomidae.[3]

Distribution of the genus Martelia includes the Lake Tanganyika only.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Dautzenberg P. (1908). J. Conchyliol. 55: 328.
  2. ^ Nicayenzi, F. (2010). "Martelia dautzenbergi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T184526A8286579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184526A8286579.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Lange, C. (2010). "Martelia tanganyicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T12842A3389028. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T12842A3389028.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.