Atrichotoxon usambarense

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Atrichotoxon usambarense
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A. usambarense
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Atrichotoxon usambarense
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Atrichotoxon usambarense is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Tanzania.

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References

  1. Tattersfield, P. (1996). "Atrichotoxon usambarense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T2374A9435538. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2374A9435538.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.