Pseudavakubia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Streptaxidae |
| Genus: | Pseudavakubia de Winter & Vastenhout, 2012 |
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Pseudavakubia is a genus of land snails in the subfamily Enneinae.
Etymology
[edit]Pseudavakubia refers to the strong resemblance of its shells with those of the genus Avakubia.[1]
Description
[edit]Snails inside Pseudavakubia have a small shell with a height ranging from 2.9 to 4.4 mm. Their shells are elongate-ovate or cylindrical and have about 6-7¼ whorls. Their last whorl is smaller than that of Avakubia species.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The distribution of Pseudavakubia includes:[2]
Species
[edit]Pseudavakubia contains the following species:[3]
- Pseudavakubia atewaensis de Winter, 2013
- Pseudavakubia ghanaensis de Winter, 2013
- Pseudavakubia liberiana de Winter, 2013
- Pseudavakubia majus de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013
References
[edit]- ^ a b de Winter, A. J.; Vastenhout, N. (31 December 2013). "Revision of the Afrotropical land snail genus Avakubia Pilsbry, 1919, with description of Pseudavakubia gen. n. and eleven new species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Streptaxidae) : Mollusca". journals.co.za. doi:10.10520/ejc146899. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "Pseudavakubia de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "MolluscaBase - Pseudavakubia de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2025-06-14.