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 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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