''Paramelania'' is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.

Distribution

Species of the genus ''Paramelania'' live in Lake Tanganyika, Africa.

Species

There are two described species within the genus ''Paramelania'' and there may be more: * ''Paramelania damoni'' (Smith, 1881) - type species, it is a species or an aggregate species * ''Paramelania iridescens'' (Moore, 1898)

Description

The type description of the genus ''Paramelania'' by Edgar Albert Smith (1881) reads as follows:

References

This article incorporates public domain text from the references {{Taxonbar, from=Q7135190 Paludomidae Taxa named by Edgar Albert Smith Gastropod genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Snails of Lake Tanganyika