Syrnolopsis
Genus of gastropods
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::summary Genus of gastropods ::
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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
References
References
- Smith E. A. (1880). "Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa". ''[[Annals and Magazine of Natural History]]'' (5)'''6''': [https://archive.org/stream/annalsmagazineof561880lond#page/424/mode/2up 425]-430. [https://archive.org/stream/annalsmagazineof561880lond#page/426/mode/2up page 426].
- {{Bouchet 2005
- Brown D. S. (1994). ''Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance''. [[Taylor & Francis]]. {{ISBN. 0-7484-0026-5.
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