Avakubia

Avakubia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus:
Pilsbry, 1919
Type species
Gulella (Avakubia) avakubiensis Pilsbry, 1919
Synonyms

Gulella (Avakubia) Pilsbry, 1919 superseded rank

Avakubia is a genus of land snails in the subfamily Enneinae. [1]

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

References

  1. ^ Avakubia Pilsbry, 1919. 16 June 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ "Avakubia Pilsbry 1919 - Plazi TreatmentBank". publication.plazi.org. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  3. ^ "Avakubia Pilsbry, 1919". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  4. ^ "MolluscaBase - Avakubia Pilsbry, 1919". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017