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Zonites nisyrius

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Zonites nisyrius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Zonitoidea
Family: Zonitidae
Genus: Zonites
Species:
Z. nisyrius
Binomial name
Zonites nisyrius
A. Riedel & Mylonas, 1997

Zonites nisyrius is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Zonitidae.[1]

Description

The altitude of the shell varies between 20 mm and 25 mm; its diameter between 14 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

distribution

This species was found on island Nysiros, Greece.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonites nisyrius A. Riedel & Mylonas, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1001400 on 2023-12-02
  • Riedel, A. & Mylonas, M.A. (1997). Neue Angaben über einige Zonites-Arten von den griechischen Inseln, nebst Beschreibung neuer Taxa (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Zonitidae). Malakologische Abhandlungen Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden, 18 (2, 14): 153–164. Dresden
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017

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