Gonospira funiculus

Gonospira funiculus
Shell of Gonospira funiculus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Streptaxidae
Genus:	Gonospira
Species:	G. funiculus
Binomial name
Gonospira funiculus (Valenciennes in Pfeiffer, 1842)
Synonyms
Gonospira (Orthogibbus) funiculus(Valenciennes in Pfeiffer, 1842)· accepted, alternate representation Gonospira funicula (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet) Pupa funiculaValenciennes in Pfeiffer, 1842 (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet) Pupa funiculusValenciennes in Pfeiffer, 1842 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.5 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Réunion.

References

1. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). Gonospira funicula. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonospira funiculus (Valenciennes in Pfeiffer, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1309444 on 2021-01-02

• Pfeiffer, L., 1842 - Symbolae ad Historiam Heliceorum, vol. II, p. 147 pp
• Fischer-Piette, E., C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc, & F. Salvat (1994). Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés. Faune de Madagascar, 83: 1-552