Biology:Tropidophora cuveriana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Tropidophora cuveriana
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Tropidophora cuveriana at Madagascar
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Pomatiidae
Genus: Tropidophora
Species:
T. cuveriana
Binomial name
Tropidophora cuveriana
Petit de la Saussaye, 1841
Synonyms

Tropidophora cuvieriana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1841)

Tropidophora cuveriana, common name the Cuvier tropid snail, is a species of molluscs in the family Pomatiidae.[1] Once feared extinct, this large snail has been rediscovered. It is a poorly known species and both its breeding behavior and diet are unknown.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in Madagascar .

References

  1. Snailworld: Tropidophora cuveriana
  2. Strange Snails: Research species. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  • Petit de la Saussaye, S. "Description de quelques Hélices nouvelles." Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuv 1841 (1841): 98–101.

Wikidata ☰ Q25341773 entry