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Juventigulella amboniensis

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Juventigulella amboniensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Juventigulella
Species:
J. amboniensis
Binomial name
Juventigulella amboniensis
T(attersfield, 1998)
Synonyms
  • Gulella (Juventigulella) amboniensis Tattersfield, 1998 (original combination)
  • Gulella amboniensis Tattersfield, 1998

Juventigulella amboniensis is a species of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.[1]

Distribution

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This species is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Juventigulella amboniensis (Tattersfield, 1998). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1397368 on 2021-01-11
  • Tattersfield, P. (1998). Three new species and a new subgenus of Gulella (Gastropoda: Streptaxidae) from Tanzania. Journal of Conchology, 36 (2): 31-41. London.
  • Tattersfield, P. (2000). "Gulella amboniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T40054A10311598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40054A10311598.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.