Trachycystis placenta is a species of very small, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Charopidae.
| Trachycystis placenta | |
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| T. placenta in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Charopidae |
| Genus: | Trachycystis |
| Species: | T. placenta
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachycystis placenta (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899)
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This species is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical, moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References edit
- ^ Herbert, D.G. (2004). "Trachycystis placenta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44712A10939051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44712A10939051.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.