Tanganyicia Explained

Tanganyicia is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.^[1]

Before 2002 this genus was placed within the family Thiaridae.

Species

Brown (1994) considered Tanganyicia rufofilosa a very variable species and the only species within the genus Tanganyicia.^[2] Later, in 1999, another species was described.

Species within the genus Tanganyicia include:

• Tanganyicia michelae (West, 1999)^[3]
• Tanganyicia rufofilosa (Smith, 1880) - type species^[2]

Notes and References

1. Strong E. E. & Glaubrecht M. (2002). "Evidence for convergent evolution of brooding in a unique gastropod from Lake Tanganyika: anatomy and affinity of Tanganyicia rufofilosa (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea, Paludomidae)". Zoologica Scripta 31(2): 167-184. .
2. Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. .
3. Nicayenzi, F. . 2010 . Tanganyicia michelae . 2010 . e.T184657A8308480 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184657A8308480.en . 16 November 2021.