Chilonopsis helena

Extinct species of gastropod

Chilonopsis helena
Conservation status

Extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Chilonopsis
Species:
C. helena
Binomial name
Chilonopsis helena
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Chilonopsis helena is an extinct species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.[2] This species was endemic to Saint Helena. It is now extinct.

References

  1. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Chilonopsis helena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T4637A11052036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4637A11052036.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: 16 July 2017.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 10 January 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Chilonopsis helena


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