Zonites casius
Appearance
Zonites casius | |
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Shell of Zonites casius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Superfamily: | Zonitoidea |
Family: | Zonitidae |
Genus: | Zonites |
Species: | Z. casius
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Binomial name | |
Zonites casius E. von Martens, 1889
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Zonites casius is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Zonitidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell measures 27.05 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]The species is endemic to the island of Karpathos, Greece.
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonites casius E. von Martens, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1001391 on 2023-11-29
- Riedel, A. (1995). Zonitidae sensu lato (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) der Türkei. Übersicht der Arten. Fragmenta Faunistica, 38 (1): 1-86. Warszawa
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links
[edit]- Martens, E. von. (1889). Griechische Mollusken. Gesammelt von Eberh. von Örtzen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 55, 1 (2): 169‑240, pl. 9‑11. Berlin
- AnimalBase: Zonites casius