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Pachnodus velutinus

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Pachnodus velutinus
Pachnodus velutinus shells

Extinct (2000)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Cerastidae
Genus: Pachnodus
Species:
P. velutinus
Binomial name
Pachnodus velutinus
(Pfeiffer, 1841)

Pachnodus velutinus was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cerastidae. This species was endemic to the Seychelles. It is now extinct.

Hybridisation with Pachnodus niger caused the extinction.[1] Hybrids Pachnodus niger × velutinus still exist.

References

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  1. ^ a b Gerlach, J. (2009). "Pachnodus velutinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T40091A10304648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T40091A10304648.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.