Spekia
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Spekia is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.
Spekia is the type genus of the tribe Spekiini.[1]
Distribution
The genus Spekia is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.[2]
Species
For many years only one species was known in this genus,[2] however, in 1999, a second species was described.
The genus Spekia contains the following species:
- Spekia coheni West, 1999[3]
- Spekia zonata (Woodward, 1859)[2]
References
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- ↑ a b c Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. Template:ISBN.
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Further reading
- 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.