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Tropidophora desmazuresi

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Tropidophora desmazuresi
Shell of † Tropidophora desmazuresi (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Pomatiidae
Genus: Tropidophora
Species:
T. desmazuresi
Binomial name
Tropidophora desmazuresi
(Crosse, 1873)
Synonyms

Cyclostoma desmazuresi Crosse, 1873 · (original combination)

Tropidophora desmazuresi was a species of land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9.2 mm.

Distribution

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This species was endemic to Mauritius. It is now extinct.

References

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  1. ^ Griffiths, O. (1996). "Tropidophora desmazuresi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22342A9370542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22342A9370542.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  • Crosse, H., 1874. Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile de l'ile de Rodriguez. Journal de Conchyliologie 22: 220-242
  • Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 65-82
  • Griffiths, O.L. & Florens, V.F.B. (2006). A field guide to the non-marine molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion) and the northern dependencies of Mauritius. Bioculture Press: Mauritius. Pp. i–xv, 1–185.
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