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Burnupia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Planorboidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Planorbidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Burnupia is a genus of small freshwater snails or limpets, aquatic gastropod mollusks that are traditionally placed in the family Planorbidae.

Contents

However, according to the molecular markers (COI, 18S rRNA), the genus Burnupia differs from ancylids and from Planorboidea.

Distribution

This genus is generally confined to Africa and Brazil.

Species

The number of species in the genus Burnupia is highly uncertain and there are 21 specific names recognized. Also in 2011 IUCN Red List there are recognized 21 species: 19 of them are Data Deficient, and Burnupia crassistriata and Burnupia stuhlmanni with Near Threatened status. There are probably "only few" species of Burnupia.

Species in the genus Burnupia include:

  • Burnupia alta Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
  • Burnupia brunnea Walker, 1924
  • Burnupia caffra (Krauss, 1848) - type species
  • Burnupia capensis (Walker, 1912)
  • Burnupia crassistriata (Preston, 1911)
  • Burnupia edwardiana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
  • Burnupia farquhari (Walker, 1912)
  • Burnupia gordonensis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903)
  • Burnupia ingae Lanzer, 1991
  • Burnupia kempi (Preston, 1912)
  • Burnupia kimiloloensis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
  • Burnupia mooiensis (Walker, 1912)
  • Burnupia nana (Walker, 1912)
  • Burnupia obtusata Walker, 1926
  • Burnupia ponsonbyi Walker, 1924
  • Burnupia stenochorias (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903)
  • Burnupia stuhlmanni (von Martens, 1897)
  • Burnupia transvaalensis (Craven, 1880)
  • Burnupia trapezoidea (Boettger, 1910)
  • Burnupia verreauxi (Bourguignat, 1853)
  • Burnupia walkeri Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

    • Ecology

    Burnupia live in well-oxygenated freshwater habitats.

    References

    Burnupia Wikipedia
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