Chilostoma achates
| Chilostoma achates | |
|---|---|
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| Chilostoma achates shells | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Chilostoma |
| Species: | C. achates |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilostoma achates (Rossmässler, 1835) | |
Chilostoma achates is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the true snails. IUCN has defined the snail as Near threatened, due to the development of tourism.[1]
References
- 1 2 Falkner, G. & von Proschwitz, T. (2011). "Chilostoma achates". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T157224A5056629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T157224A5056629.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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