Zonites siphnicus is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Zonitidae.[3]
Zonites siphnicus | |
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Shell of Zonites siphnicus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Zonitidae |
Genus: | Zonites |
Species: | †Z. siphnicus |
Binomial name | |
†Zonites siphnicus Fuchs & Käufel, 1936[2] |
Description
The altitude of the shell varies between 13 mm and 16 mm; its diameter between 28 mm and 33 mm.
Distribution
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This species was endemic to Cyclades Islands, Greece.[4]
References
External links
- "Species summary for Zonites siphnicus". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen.