| Zonites rhodius | |
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| Shell of Zonites rhodius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Zonitoidea |
| Family: | Zonitidae |
| Genus: | Zonites |
| Species: | Z. rhodius |
| Binomial name | |
| Zonites rhodius E. von Martens, 1889 | |
Zonites rhodius is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Zonitidae.
- Subspecies
- Zonites rhodius elatior E. von Martens, 1889
- Zonites rhodius martensi Pfeffer, 1930
- Zonites rhodius rhodius E. von Martens, 1889
- Zonites rhodius symius Pfeffer, 1930
Description
The altitude of the shell varies between 12 mm and 20 mm; its diameter between 25 mm and 40 mm.
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Distribution
This species was found on the island Rhodos, Greece
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonites rhodius E. von Martens, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1003088 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
- A. Riedel, Die Gattung Zonites Montfort auf dem Peloponnes (Gastropoda, Zonitidae); Fragmenta Faunistica, 1978
- AnimalBase: Zonites rhodius
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| Zonites rhodius | |
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