Burnupia
Burnupia is a genus of small freshwater snails or limpets, aquatic gastropod mollusks. It was formerly placed in the family Planorbidae, but according to the molecular markers, it is in a different clade than the genera of the family Planorbidae. It is now classified in the monotypic family Burnupiidae.
Distribution and habitat
Species of the genus are generally confined to Africa and Brazil. They live in well-oxygenated freshwater habitats.Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Burnupia:- Burnupia alta
- Burnupia brunnea
- Burnupia caffra
- Burnupia capensis
- Burnupia crassistriata
- Burnupia edwardiana
- Burnupia farquhari
- Burnupia gordonensis
- Burnupia ingae
- Burnupia kempi
- Burnupia kimiloloensis
- Burnupia mooiensis
- Burnupia nana
- Burnupia obtusata
- Burnupia ponsonbyi
- Burnupia stenochorias
- Burnupia stuhlmanni
- Burnupia transvaalensis
- Burnupia trapezoidea
- Burnupia verreauxii
- Burnupia vulcanus
- ''Burnupia walkeri''