Cochlostoma hellenicum

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

Cochlostoma hellenicum

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. hellenicum
Binomial name
Cochlostoma hellenicum
(Saint-Simon, 1869)
Synonyms

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

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. Feher, Z. (2013). "Cochlostoma hellenicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Cochlostoma hellenicum". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. "Taxon Details: Cochlostoma (Holcopoma) hellenicum (Saint-Simon 1869)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 11 September 2014.


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