Spekia Explained

Spekia is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.

Spekia is the type genus of the tribe Spekiini.

Distribution

The genus Spekia is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.

Species

For many years only one species was known in this genus,^[1] however, in 1999, a second species was described.

The genus Spekia contains the following species:

• Spekia coheni West, 1999^[2]
• Spekia zonata (Woodward, 1859)^[1]

Further reading

• Moore J. E. S. (1899). "The mollusks of the Great African lakes. 3. Tanganyicia rufofilosa, and the genus Spekia". Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 42: 155-185. Plates 14-19. PDF.

Notes and References

1. Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. .
2. Ngereza, C. . 2010 . Spekia coheni . 2010 . e.T44259A10868200 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44259A10868200.en . 16 November 2021.