Dlinza Forest pinwheel

The Dlinza Forest pinwheel (Trachycystis clifdeni) is a species of very small, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Charopidae.

Dlinza Forest pinwheel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Charopidae
Genus: Trachycystis
Species:
T. clifdeni
Binomial name
Trachycystis clifdeni
Connolly, 1932

This species is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. The common name is a reference to the Dlinza Forest Nature Reserve.

References

  1. Herbert, D.G. (2004). "Trachycystis clifdeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44710A10938455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44710A10938455.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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