Chilonopsis turtoni
| Chilonopsis turtoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinidae |
| Genus: | †Chilonopsis |
| Species: | †C. turtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| †Chilonopsis turtoni Smith, 1892
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Chilonopsis turtoni was a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.[2] This species was endemic to Saint Helena. It was last seen alive between 1884 and 1886 is now considered extinct. It was also the last species within its genus to go extinct.[3]
References
- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Chilonopsis turtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T4642A11054757. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4642A11054757.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/3007/13499#