Tropidophora desmazuresi

Tropidophora desmazuresi was a species of land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.

Tropidophora desmazuresi
Shell of † Tropidophora desmazuresi (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Pomatiidae
Genus: Tropidophora
Species:
†T. desmazuresi
Binomial name
†Tropidophora desmazuresi
(Crosse, 1873)
Synonyms

C'Cyclostoma desmazuresi Crosse, 1873 · (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.2 mm.

Distribution

This species was endemic to Mauritius. It is now extinct.

References
  1. Griffiths, O. (1996). "Tropidophora desmazuresi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22342A9370542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22342A9370542.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  • Crosse, H., 1874. Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile de l'ile de Rodriguez. Journal de Conchyliologie 22: 220-242
  • Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 65-82
  • Griffiths, O.L. & Florens, V.F.B. (2006). A field guide to the non-marine molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion) and the northern dependencies of Mauritius. Bioculture Press: Mauritius. Pp. i–xv, 1–185.


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