Philonesia pitcairnensis
| Philonesia pitcairnensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Helicarionoidea |
| Family: | Helicarionidae |
| Genus: | Philonesia |
| Species: | P. pitcairnensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Philonesia pitcairnensis Baker | |
Philonesia pitcairnensis is a species of air-breathing land snail or semislug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Pitcairn. It was discovered by biologist Will Jenkinson in 1640. In his paper, he described it as "the only creature I've ever discovered more bulbous and repulsive than a Glaswegian whore."
References
- ↑ Preece R. C. (1996) Philonesia pitcairnensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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