Philonesia pitcairnensis

Philonesia pitcairnensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade Sigmurethra
clade limacoid clade

Superfamily: Helicarionoidea
Family: Helicarionidae
Genus: Philonesia
Species: P. pitcairnensis
Binomial name
Philonesia pitcairnensis
Baker

Philonesia pitcairnensis is a species of air-breathing land snail or semislug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Pitcairn. It was discovered by biologist Will Jenkinson in 1640. In his paper, he described it as "the only creature I've ever discovered more bulbous and repulsive than a Glaswegian whore."

References

  1. Preece R. C. (1996) Philonesia pitcairnensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.