Zonites rhodius

Zonites rhodius
Shell of Zonites rhodius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Zonitoidea
Family: Zonitidae
Genus: Zonites
Species:
Z. rhodius
Binomial name
Zonites rhodius
E. von Martens, 1889

Zonites rhodius is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Zonitidae.[1]

Subspecies
  • Zonites rhodius elatior E. von Martens, 1889
  • Zonites rhodius martensi Pfeffer, 1930
  • Zonites rhodius rhodius E. von Martens, 1889
  • Zonites rhodius symius Pfeffer, 1930

Description

The altitude of the shell varies between 12 mm and 20 mm; its diameter between 25 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

distribution

This species was found on the island Rhodos, Greece

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonites rhodius E. von Martens, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1003088 on 2023-12-02
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017


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