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Gonospira turgidula

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Gonospira turgidula
Shell of Gonospira turgidula (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Gonospira
Species:
G. turgidula
Binomial name
Gonospira turgidula
(Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Gibbus (Gibbulina) turgidulus (Deshayes, 1863) (superseded combination)
  • Pupa turgidula Deshayes, 1863 (original combination)

Gonospira turgidula is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae,[2] endemic to Réunion.[3]

Description

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The shell is elongated and cylindrical, with a length that can reach up to 7.3 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion

References

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  1. ^ Griffiths, O. (1996). "Gonospira turgidula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9390A12982586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9390A12982586.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Gonospira turgidula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996-08-01. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ^ Mace, Georgina M.; Centre, World Conservation Monitoring (1993). 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN. ISBN 978-2-8317-0194-3.
  • Deshayes, G. P., 1863 Catalogue des mollusques de l'ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). Annexe E, in: Maillard, L. Notes sur l'isle de La Réunion, p. 1-4, 1-144