Zonites messenicus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Zonitidae.[1]
| Zonites messenicus | |
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| Shell of Zonites messenicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Zonitoidea |
| Family: | Zonitidae |
| Genus: | Zonites |
| Species: | Z. messenicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zonites messenicus Zilch, 1965
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Description edit
The altitude of the shell varies between 15 mm and 23 mm; its diameter between 25 mm and 40 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species was found in the Peloponnese, Greece
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonites messenicus Zilch, 1965. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1001397 on 2023-12-02
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links edit
- A. Riedel, Die Gattung Zonites Montfort auf dem Peloponnes (Gastropoda, Zonitidae); Fragmenta Faunistica, 1978
- AnimalBase: Zonites messenicus
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