Biology:Embertoniphanta farafanga

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Embertoniphanta farafanga
Helicophanta farafanga.jpg
A view of the left side of a live Embertoniphanta farafanga
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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(unranked):
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Genus:
Embertoniphanta
Species:
E. farafanga
Binomial name
Embertoniphanta farafanga
(H. Adams, 1875)
Synonyms

Helicophanta farafanga

Embertoniphanta farafanga or Helicophanta farafanga is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropods mollusk in the family Acavidae. The species occurs in Madagascar.

Helicophanta farafanga is a burrower.[2]

References

  1. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 November 2014.
  2. Emberton K. C. (1994). "Morphology and aestivation behaviour in some Madagascan acavid land snails". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 53(2): 175-187. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1994.tb01008.x.

Wikidata ☰ Q19597063 entry