Zonites siphnicus

Zonites siphnicus is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Zonitidae.

Zonites siphnicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
clade limacoid clade
Superfamily:
Zonitoidea
Family:
Zonitidae
Genus:
Zonites
Species:
Z. siphnicus
Binomial name
Zonites siphnicus
Fuchs & Käufel, 1936[2]

Zonites siphnicus is considered to be extinct.[1]

Distribution

This species was endemic to Cyclades Islands, Greece.[3]

References
  1. Triantis, K. (2017). "Zonites siphnicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T171588A85579865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T171588A85579865.en.
  2. (in German) Fuchs A. & Käufel F. (1936). "Anatomische und systematische Untersuchungen an Land- und Süßwasserschnecken aus Griechenland und von den Inseln des Ägäischen Meeres". Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, Abteilung B, Archiv für Naturgeschichte (Zeitschrift für Systematische Zoologie) (Neue Folge) 5(4): 541-662. Leipzig.
  3. Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.


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