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Helix mazzullii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Cornu
Species:
C. mazzullii
Binomial name
Cornu mazzullii
(De Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
Synonyms[2]

Cornu (Erctella) mazzullii (De Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
Erctella mazzullii (De Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
Helix costae Benoit, 1857
Helix mazzullii De Cristofori & Jan, 1832

Cornu mazzullii, previously known as Helix mazzullii or Erectella mazzullii,[2] is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.

This species is endemic to Sicily.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ a b Falkner, G., Falkner, M. & von Proschwitz, T. 2011 Cornu mazzullii The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  2. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cornu mazzullii (De Cristofori & Jan, 1832)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 April 2024.