Stormsia minima
| Stormsia minima | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Paludomidae |
| Genus: | Stormsia Leloup, 1953[2] |
| Species: | S. minima |
| Binomial name | |
| Stormsia minima (Smith, 1908) | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
|
Giraudia minima Smith, 1908 | |
Stormsia minima is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.[1]
Stormsia minima is the only species in the genus Stormsia.[3]
Distribution
Stormsia minima is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1]
Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
References
- 1 2 3 Nicayenzi F. & Ngereza C. & Lange C. (2004). Stormsia minima. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 June 2011.
- ↑ Leloup (1953). "Résult. sci. Explor. Hydrobiol., Lac Tanganyika (1946-47), Bruxelles". Mus. Roy. Hist. nat. Belg. 3, 4: 217.
- 1 2 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
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