Gonyostomus goniostomus
| Gonyostomus goniostomus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Acavoidea |
| Family: | Strophocheilidae |
| Genus: | Gonyostomus |
| Species: | G. goniostomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonyostomus goniostomus Férussac, 1821 | |
Gonyostomus goniostomus is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Strophocheilidae.
This species is endemic to Brazil. Although it has sometimes been thought to be extinct, it has nonetheless been found on the Buzios Island off the northern coast of the São Paulo State[1]
References
- Mansur, M.C.D. 1996. Gonyostomus gonyostomus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007. (probably an orthographic error)
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