Avakubia
Genus of gastropods
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Avakubia is a genus of land snails in the subfamily Enneinae.[1]
| Avakubia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Streptaxidae |
| Genus: | Avakubia Pilsbry, 1919 |
| Type species | |
| Gulella (Avakubia) avakubiensis Pilsbry, 1919 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gulella (Avakubia) Pilsbry, 1919 superseded rank | |
Etymology
The name Avakubia refers to the village of Avakubi inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the genus was first discovered.[2]
Distribution
Species inside the genus Avakubia can be found around the Gulf of Guinea. The vast majority of occurrences are in Cameroon.[3]
Species
Avakubia contains nine species.[4]
- Avakubia acuminata (Thiele, 1933)
- Avakubia avakubiensis (Pilsbry, 1919)
- Avakubia biokoensis de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013
- Avakubia crystallums de Winter, 2013
- Avakubia fruticicola de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013
- Avakubia occidentalis de Winter, 2013
- Avakubia ortizdezarateorum de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013
- Avakubia semenguei de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013
- Avakubia subacuminata de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013
