Rock snail
| Rock snail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Codringtonia |
| Subgenus: | Codringtonia |
| Species: | C. codringtonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Codringtonia codringtonii (Gray, 1834)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Helix codringtonii Gray, 1834 | |
The rock snail, scientific name Codringtonia codringtonii, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[1][3][4]
Geographic distribution
C. codringtonii is endemic to Greece, where it occurs in the south-western part of the Peloponnese.[1][3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 Triantis, K. & Vardinoyannis, K. (2013). "Codringtonia codringtonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ Gray, J. E. (1834). [Various undescribed shells]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 2: 57-68. page 67.
- 1 2 "Taxon Details: Codringtonia (Codringtonia) codringtonii (Gray 1834)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- 1 2 Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Codringtonia codringtonii ". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
External links
- Rock snail (Codringtonia codringtonii) media at ARKive
- "Codringtonia codringtonii shell detail". Conchology, Inc.
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