Biology:Rhodonyx

From HandWiki

Rhodonyx rubescens is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Amphibulimidae.[1] It is the only species in the genus Rhodonyx.[2]

Distribution

Rhodonyx rubescens has been reported by various workers from Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, Dominica and Martinique.[3] It is assumed now that this taxon is endemic to Martinique and all other reports are misidentifications.[3]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [3]

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rhodonyx rubescens (Deshayes, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1553133 on 2022-07-10
  2. "Rhodonyx P. Fischer, 1873". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2026. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995392. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13
  • Schileyko, A. A. (1999). Treatise on Recent Terrestrial Pulmonate Molluscs, Part 3: Partulidae, Ailllyidae, Bulimulidae, Orthalicidae, Megaspiridae, Urocoptidae. Ruthenica. Supplement 2: 263-436.

Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry