Gonospira bourguignati
Shell of Gonospira bourguignati (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Gonospira
Species:
G. bourguignati
Binomial name
Gonospira bourguignati
(Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Gibbus (Gibbulina) bourguignati (Deshayes, 1863) (superseded combination)
  • Gibbus (Gibbulina) intersecta (Deshayes, 1863) (superseded combination)
  • Orthogibbus (Orthogibbus) bourguignati (Deshayes, 1863)
  • Orthogibbus (Orthogibbus) bourguignati var. intersecta (Deshayes, 1863)
  • Pupa bourguignati Deshayes, 1863 (original combination)
  • Pupa intersecta Deshayes, 1863

Gonospira bourguignati is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

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Distribution

This species is endemic to Réunion, an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar.

References

  1. ^ Griffiths, O. (1996). "Gonospira bourguignati". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9385A12982348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9385A12982348.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonospira bourguignati (Deshayes, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289341 on 2021-01-02