Cochlostoma achaicum

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

Cochlostoma achaicum

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:
Cyclophoroidea
Family:
Cochlostomatidae
Genus:
Cochlostoma
Subgenus:
Holcopoma
Species:
C. achaicum
Binomial name
Cochlostoma achaicum
(Boettger, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Pomatias achaicum Boettger, 1885[2]
  • Pomatias tesselatus var. Achaica Boettger, 1885 (orig. spelling)[3]

Geographic distribution

C. achaicum is endemic to Greece, where it occurs widely on the Peloponnese peninsula.[1][2][3]

References
  1. Feher, Z. (2013). "Cochlostoma achaicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Taxon Details: Cochlostoma (Holcopoma) achaicum (O. Boettger 1885)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Cochlostoma achaicum ". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 1 September 2014.


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