Stormsia minima
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Genus: | Stormsia Leloup, 1953[2]
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Species: | S. minima
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Stormsia minima (Smith, 1908)
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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
[edit]Stormsia minima is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1]
Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nicayenzi, F.; Ngereza, C.; Lange, C. (2010). "Stormsia minima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T20868A9234159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T20868A9234159.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Leloup (1953). "Résult. sci. Explor. Hydrobiol., Lac Tanganyika (1946-47), Bruxelles". Mus. Roy. Hist. nat. Belg. 3, 4: 217.
- ^ a b Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.