Spekia
Encyclopedia
Spekia is a genus of freshwater snail
s, gastropods in the Paludomidae
family.
Spekia is type genus
of the tribe Spekiini.
Genus Spekia contains the following species:
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
s, gastropods in the Paludomidae
Paludomidae
Paludomidae, common name paludomids, is a family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Taxonomy :The following three subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :...
family.
Spekia is type genus
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
of the tribe Spekiini.
Species
There have been known only one species in Spekia, the second species have been described in 1999.Genus Spekia contains the following species:
- Spekia coheniSpekia coheniSpekia coheni is a species of freshwater gastropod in the Paludomidae family. It is found in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
West, 1999 - Spekia zonataSpekia zonataSpekia zonata is a species of freshwater gastropod in the Paludomidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes....
(Woodward, 1859)
Further reading
- Moore J. E. S. (1899). "The mollusks of the Great African lakes. 3. Tanganyicia rufofilosaTanganyicia rufofilosaTanganyicia rufofilosa is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.It was prior to 2002 placed within Thiaridae.- Distribution :...
, and the genus Spekia". Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 42: 155-185. Plates 14-19. PDF.