Biology:Chilonopsis turtoni

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Chilonopsis turtoni

Extinct  (1884-86) (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Chilonopsis
Species:
C. turtoni
Binomial name
Chilonopsis turtoni
Smith, 1892

Chilonopsis turtoni was a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.[2] This species was endemic to Saint Helena. It was last seen alive between 1884 and 1886 is now considered extinct. It was also the last species within its genus to go extinct.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4847697 entry