Gonidomus newtoni

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Gonidomus newtoni
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clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
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G. newtoni
Binomial name
Gonidomus newtoni
Adams, 1867

Gonidomus newtoni is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.

This species was endemic to Mauritius. It is now extinct.

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References

  1. Griffiths, O. (1996). "Gonidomus newtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T9329A12982220. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9329A12982220.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.