Pachnodus velutinus
Pachnodus velutinus was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cerastidae. This species was endemic to the Seychelles. It is now extinct.
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra |
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Species: | † P. velutinus |
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† Pachnodus velutinus (Pfeiffer, 1841) | |
Hybridisation with Pachnodus niger caused the extinction.[1] Hybrids Pachnodus niger × velutinus still exist.
References
- Gerlach, J. (2009). "Pachnodus velutinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T40091A10304648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T40091A10304648.en.
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