Chilostoma achates

Chilostoma achates
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Chilostoma
Species: C. achates
Binomial name
Chilostoma achates
(Rossmässler, 1835)

Chilostoma achates is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the true snails. IUCN has defined the snail as Near threatened, due to the development of tourism.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Falkner, G. & von Proschwitz, T. (2010). "Chilostoma achates". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
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