''Bathanalia'' is a
genus
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of
tropical
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freshwater snail
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s with an
operculum,
aquatic gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the family
Paludomidae
Paludomidae, common name paludomids, is a family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
Distribution
The distribution of the Paludomidae includes Asia and Africa.
Taxonomy
The following three subfamilies have be ...
.
This genus is endemic to the
Lake Tanganyika
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Species
Species within the genus ''Bathanalia'' include:
* ''
Bathanalia howesi'' (Moore, 1898) - type species
* ''
Bathanalia straeleni'' Leloup, 1953
References
Further reading
* Moore J. E. (1898). "Descriptions of the genera ''Bathanalia'' and ''Bythoceras'', from Lake Tanganyika". ''
Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London'' 3
92-93
Paludomidae
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