Rachis tulearensis

Rhachis tulearensis is a species of conical air-breathing land snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Cerastidae.[1]

Rachis tulearensis
Rachis tulearensis
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R. tulearensis
Binomial name
Rachis tulearensis
(Fischer-Piette, 1964)
Synonyms

Rhachis tulearensis Fischer-Piette, 1964

Distribution

Madagascar.[1][2]

Etymology

This species is named after Tuléar, a city in Madagascar.[3]

References

  1. "WMSDB-Rhachis tulearensis".
  2. Lourenço, Wilson R. (1996). Biogeography of Madagascar. Société de biogéographie. p. 236.
  3. Fischer-Piette, Édouard; Blanc, Françoise; Salvat, Franchie (1975). "Mollusques Pulmonés de Madagascar" (PDF). Muséum Nationale d'Historie Naturelle. p. 211. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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