Paramelania [SEP] parent taxon
Paramelania
Paramelania is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.
Distribution.
Species of the genus "Paramelania" live in Lake Tanganyika, Africa.
Species.
There are two described species within the genus "Paramelania" and there may be more:
- "Paramelania damoni" (Smith, 1881) - type species, it is a species or an aggregate species
- "Paramelania iridescens" (Moore, 1898)
Description.
The
" 1881: 558-561.
- "Paramelania" E. A. Smith, 1881
- "Paramelania damoni" (E. A. Smith, 1881)
- "Tiphobia" ("Paramelania") "nassa" Woodward var. "paucicostata" E. A. Smith, 1881 is a synonym of "Lavigeria nassa" (Woodward, 1859)
1890
- "Streptostele" ("Raffraya") "horei" E. A. Smith, 1890
- "Thapsia hanningtoni" (E. A. Smith, 1890)