Syrnolopsis
| Syrnolopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Paludomidae |
| Genus: | Syrnolopsis E. A. Smith, 1880 |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
Syrnolopsis is a genus of medium-sized freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.
Syrnolopsis is the type genus of the tribe Syrnolopsini.
Distribution
This genus is endemic to Lake Tanganyika, which includes the countries of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Species
Species in the genus Syrnolopsis include:
- Syrnolopsis gracilis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
- Syrnolopsis lacustris E. A. Smith, 1880 - type species
- Syrnolopsis minuta Bourguignat, 1885
- Synonyms
- Syrnolopsis anceyana Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Syrnolopsis lacustris E. A. Smith, 1880 (junior synonym)
- Syrnolopsis carinifera E. A. Smith, 1889: synonym of Syrnolopsis minuta Bourguignat, 1885
- Syrnolopsis grandidieriana Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Syrnolopsis lacustris E. A. Smith, 1880 (junior synonym)
- Syrnolopsis hamyana Bourguignat, 1885 : synonym of Syrnolopsis lacustris E. A. Smith, 1880 (junior synonym)
References
- ↑ Smith E. A. (1880). "Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)6: 425-430. page 426.
- ↑ 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.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - 1 2 3 4 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
Further reading
- Mandahl-Barth G. (1954). "The anatomy and systematic position of the Tanganyikan snails Syrnolopsis and Anceya". Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, 4°, Sciences Zoologiques 1: 217-221.