Conturbatia crenata
Conturbatia crenata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.[1] It is the only species in the genus Conturbatia.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Genus: | Conturbatia Gerlach, 2001[2] |
| Species: | C. crenata |
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| Conturbatia crenata Gerlach, 2001[2] | |
Conturbatia crenata is possibly extinct.[1] The last record of this species alive was in 2000.[1] It is thought, that the population of Conturbatia crenata has been poisoned with rodenticide Brodifacoum in 2000.[1]
Distribution
Conturbatia crenata is endemic to the Frégate Island in the Seychelles.[1]
Ecology
Conturbatia crenata lives in woodland areas with Pterocarpus indicus, also known as the New Guinea Rosewood tree.[2] It inhabits leaf litter and habitats with dead wood.[1]
Conturbatia crenata feeds on carrion.[2]
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References
- Gerlach, J. (2009). "Conturbatia crenata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T168141A6458885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T168141A6458885.en.
- Gerlach J. (2001). "Conturbatia, a new genus of Streptaxidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata)". Zoosystematics and Evolution 77(2): 297-302. doi:10.1002/mmnz.20010770213.
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