Rock snail
The rock snail, scientific name Codringtonia codringtonii, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[1][3][4]
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| Codringtonia codringtonii shell | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Subgenus: | Codringtonia |
| Species: | C. codringtonii |
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| Codringtonia codringtonii | |
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Helix codringtonii Gray, 1834 | |
Geographic distribution
C. codringtonii is endemic to Greece, where it occurs in the south-western part of the Peloponnese.[1][3][4]
References
- Triantis, K. & Vardinoyannis, K. (2013). "Codringtonia codringtonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Gray, J. E. (1834). [Various undescribed shells]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 2: 57-68. page 67.
- "Taxon Details: Codringtonia (Codringtonia) codringtonii (Gray 1834)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Codringtonia codringtonii ". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
External links
- Rock snail (Codringtonia codringtonii) media from ARKive
- "Codringtonia codringtonii shell detail". Conchology, Inc.
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