''Saulea'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks that live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs t ...
s with an
operculum, aquatic
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the family
Ampullariidae
Ampullariidae, whose members are commonly known as apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails that includes the mystery snail species. They are aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum. These snails simultaneously h ...
, the
apple snails.
''Saulea'' is the type genus of the tribe Sauleini.
The genus ''Saulea'' is known from Africa.
Species
There are two
["''Saulea''"](_blank)
The apple snail website, Accessed 16 May 2011. species within the genus ''Saulea'':
* † ''
Saulea lithoides'' (Pain & Beatty, 1964)
- in East Africa
* ''
Saulea vitrea'' (Born, 1780) - type species
- in West Africa
[Brown D. S. (1994). ''Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance''. ]Taylor & Francis
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. .
References
Ampullariidae
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