Rachis comorensis

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Rachis comorensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Cerastidae
Genus: Rachis
Species:
R. comorensis
Binomial name
Rachis comorensis
(Morelet, 1881)

Rachis comorensis is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the superfamily Enoidea. This species was endemic to Mayotte, an island in the Indian Ocean.

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References

  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Rhachis comorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T19440A8892573. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T19440A8892573.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.