Thapsia buraensis
Thapsia buraensis is a species of air-breathing land snail or semi-slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests; it is threatened by habitat loss.
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
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| Species: | T. buraensis |
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| Thapsia buraensis Verdcourt | |
References
- Lange, C. 2004. Thapsia buraensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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