Ctenophila vorticella

Ctenophila vorticella is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Euconulidae, the hive snails. This species is endemic to Réunion, a French island in the Indian Ocean.

Ctenophila vorticella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
clade limacoid clade
Superfamily:
Gastrodontoidea
Family:
Euconulidae
Genus:
Ctenophila
Species:
C. vorticella
Binomial name
Ctenophila vorticella
Adams, 1868

References
  1. Griffiths, O. (1996). "Ctenophila vorticella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T5838A11763359. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T5838A11763359.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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