Chilostoma achates
Appearance
Chilostoma achates | |
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Chilostoma achates shells | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Helicidae |
Genus: | Chilostoma |
Species: | C. achates
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Binomial name | |
Chilostoma achates (Rossmässler, 1835)
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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
[edit]- ^ a b Falkner, G. & von Proschwitz, T. (2011). "Chilostoma achates". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T157224A5056629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T157224A5056629.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.