Oreokera cumulus

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Oreokera cumulus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Charopidae
Genus: Oreokera
Species:
O. cumulus
Binomial name
Oreokera cumulus
(Odhner, 1917)

Oreokera cumulus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Charopidae. This species is endemic to Australia.

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References

  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Oreokera cumulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T15470A4610333. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15470A4610333.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.