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Zonitoides jaccetanicus

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Zonitoides jaccetanicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Gastrodontidae
Genus: Zonitoides
Species:
Z. jaccetanicus
Binomial name
Zonitoides jaccetanicus
Synonyms[3]
  • Zonites jaccetanicus Bourguignat, 1870 (original combination)
  • Zonitoides (Zonitoides) jaccetanicus (Bourguignat, 1870) · alternate representation

Zonitoides jaccetanicus is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae.[4]

Distribution

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Distribution

Zonitoides jaccetanicus is endemic to Montserrat mountain near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.[5] It is a rare species, possibly endemic to Catalonia.[5] The species has declined due to construction activities in the growing city of Barcelona.[5]

Description

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The shell is evenly horny-brownish, fragile and transparent, finely striated on the upper side, and early smooth on the lower side.[5] The shell has 5 weakly convex whorls with pronounced suture.[5] The upper side is flattened.[5] The lower side is convex.[5] The last whorl is not much wider than the penultimate whorl.[5] The aperture is oblique. The apertural margin is straight.[5] The umbilicus is relatively narrow.[5]

The width of the shell is 4–5 mm.[5] The height of the shell is 2.6-3.4 mm.[5]

The shell is very much like that of Zonitoides arboreus, but slightly larger.[5] There are however anatomical differences between the two species.[5]

References

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This article incorporates public domain text from the reference.[5]

  1. ^ Seddon, M.B. (2018). "Zonitoides jaccetanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T23214A76142732. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T23214A76142732.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bourguignat J. R. (1870). "Mollusques nouveaux, litigieux ou peu connus". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée et de Sériciculture Comparée (2)22: 14-30, 87-97, 166-171. Paris.
  3. ^ "Zonitoides jaccetanicus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonitoides jaccetanicus (Bourguignat, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050735 on 2023-12-09
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Species summary for Zonitoides jaccetanicus". AnimalBase, last modified 18 September 2009, accessed 3 September 2010.
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
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