Stanleya_neritinoides

<i>Stanleya neritinoides</i>

Stanleya neritinoides

Species of gastropod

Stanleya neritinoides is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.[1]

Quick Facts Stanleya neritinoides, Conservation status ...

Stanleya neritinoides is probably the only species in the genus Stanleya.[4] The genus Stanleya may be closely related to the genus Tanganyicia.[1]

This species was listed as Endangered in the 2006 IUCN Red List.[1]

Distribution

This species is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1]

The type locality is Lake Tanganyika.[3]

Description

The width of the shell is 8.0 millimetres (0.31 in).[4] The height of the shell is 9.8 millimetres (0.39 in).[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Lange, C. (2010). "Stanleya neritinoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T20713A9218753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T20713A9218753.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    (in French) Bourguignat J. R. (1885). Notice prodromique sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis par M. Victor Giraud dans la region méridionale du lac Tanganika. page 11, 86-87.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
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