Stormsia minima

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Stormsia minima
Scientific classification
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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. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ Leloup (1953). "Résult. sci. Explor. Hydrobiol., Lac Tanganyika (1946-47), Bruxelles". Mus. Roy. Hist. nat. Belg. 3, 4: 217.
  3. ^ a b Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.