Rhachistia
Rhachistia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cerastidae.
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The genus Rhachistia is found in Eastern Africa and Asia.
Species
Species in the genus Rhachistia include:[2]
- Rhachistia aldabrae (von Martens, 1898) - Aldabra banded snail - assumed extinct since 2000, small population found 2014
- Rhachistia festiva (Connolly)
- Rhachistia hildebrandti (von Martens)
- Rhachistia histria (Pfeiffer, 1855)
- Rhachistia lilacina Connolly
- Rhachistia moluensis (Kobelt)
- Rhachistia picturata (Morelet)
- Rhachistia rhodotaenia (von Martens, 1901) - type species of the genus Rhachistia
- Rhachistia obeliscus (C. R. Boettger)
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References
- Connolly M (1924). "The non-marine mollusca of Portuguese East Africa". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 12 (1): 105–215. doi:10.1080/00359192409519300.
- Burgess N. D. & Clarke G. P. (eds.) (2000) Coastal forests of Eastern Africa. IUCN (IUCN Forest Conservation Programme, NORAD (Norway), Conservation International). xiii, 443 pp. ISBN 2-8317-0436-7. Appendix 8.
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