Cochlostoma hellenicum

Cochlostoma hellenicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Cochlostomatidae
Genus: Cochlostoma
Subgenus: Holcopoma
Species: C. hellenicum
Binomial name
Cochlostoma hellenicum
(Saint-Simon, 1869)
Synonyms

Pomatias Hellenicus Saint-Simon, 1869 (orig. spelling)[2]

Cochlostoma hellenicum is a species of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Cochlostomatidae.[1]

Taxonomy

Fauna Europaea recognises two subspecies, the nominotypical C. h. subsp. hellenicum and C. h. subsp. athenarum.[3]

Geographic distribution

C. hellenicum is endemic to Greece, where it occurs in the central part of the country and the islands of Tinos, Evvia and Xeronisi.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Feher, Z. (2013). "Cochlostoma hellenicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Cochlostoma hellenicum". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Taxon Details: Cochlostoma (Holcopoma) hellenicum (Saint-Simon 1869)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 11 September 2014.


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