Edentulina usambarensis

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Edentulina usambarensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Edentulina
Species:
E. usambarensis
Binomial name
Edentulina usambarensis

Edentulina usambarensis a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae.

This species is endemic to Tanzania.

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References

  1. Tattersfield, P. (1996). "Edentulina usambarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T7033A12824066. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7033A12824066.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.