Gonospira turgidula

Gonospira turgidula is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae,[2] endemic to Réunion.[3]

Gonospira turgidula
Shell of Gonospira turgidula (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Gonospira
Species:
G. turgidula
Binomial name
Gonospira turgidula
(Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Gibbus (Gibbulina) turgidulus (Deshayes, 1863) (superseded combination)
  • Pupa turgidula Deshayes, 1863 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion

References
  1. Griffiths, O. (1996). "Gonospira turgidula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9390A12982586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9390A12982586.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Gonospira turgidula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996-08-01. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. Mace, Georgina M.; Centre, World Conservation Monitoring (1993). 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN. ISBN 978-2-8317-0194-3.
  • Deshayes, G. P., 1863 Catalogue des mollusques de l'ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). Annexe E, in: Maillard, L. Notes sur l'isle de La Réunion, p. 1-4, 1-144


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