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 (COI, 18S rRNA), 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 Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
  • Burnupia brunnea B. Walker, 1924
  • Burnupia caffra (Krauss, 1848)
  • Burnupia capensis (B. Walker, 1912)
  • Burnupia crassistriata (Preston, 1911)
  • Burnupia edwardiana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
  • Burnupia farquhari (B. Walker, 1912)
  • Burnupia gordonensis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903)
  • Burnupia ingae Lanzer, 1991
  • Burnupia kempi (Preston, 1912)
  • Burnupia kimiloloensis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
  • Burnupia mooiensis (B. Walker, 1912)
  • Burnupia nana (B. Walker, 1912)
  • Burnupia obtusata B. Walker, 1926
  • Burnupia ponsonbyi B. Walker, 1924
  • Burnupia stenochorias (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903)
  • Burnupia stuhlmanni (E. von Martens, 1897)
  • Burnupia transvaalensis (Craven, 1881)
  • Burnupia trapezoidea (O. Boettger, 1910)
  • Burnupia verreauxii (Bourguignat, 1853)
  • Burnupia vulcanus B. Walker, 1924
  • Burnupia walkeri Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927