Biology:Rachis tulearensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Rachis tulearensis
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Rachis tulearensis
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R. tulearensis
Binomial name
Rachis tulearensis
(Fischer-Piette, 1964)
Synonyms

Rhachis tulearensis Fischer-Piette, 1964

Rachis tulearensis is a species of conical air-breathing land snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Cerastidae.[1]

Distribution

Madagascar .[1][2]

Etymology

This species is named after Tuléar, a city in Madagascar.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "WMSDB-Rhachis tulearensis". http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/5658000031.htm. 
  2. Lourenço, Wilson R. (1996). Biogeography of Madagascar. Société de biogéographie. p. 236. 
  3. "Mollusques Pulmonés de Madagascar". Muséum Nationale d'Historie Naturelle. 1975. p. 211. http://bionames.org/bionames-archive/issn/0300-9386/198/209.pdf. Retrieved 10 October 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q60747786 entry