Esperiana
Genus of gastropods
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Esperiana is a genus of freshwater snails in the family Melanopsidae.[1][3][4] Its closest relatives are Melanopsis and Microcolpia.[3] The genus is distributed in southern and eastern Europe[5] extending into Anatolia (Lake Sapanca).[6]
| Esperiana | |
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| A live Esperiana esperi out of water | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Melanopsidae |
| Genus: | Esperiana Bourguignat, 1877[1] |
| Synonyms | |
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Melanopsis (Esperiana) Bourguignat, 1877[2] | |
Species
There are three recognized species:[1]
- Esperiana esperi (A. Férussac, 1823)
- Esperiana roseni (Starobogatov, 1992)
- Esperiana sangarica (Schütt & Bilgin, 1974)
