Rachis tulearensis

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Rachis tulearensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Cerastidae
Genus: Rachis
Species:
R. tulearensis
Binomial name
Rachis tulearensis
(Fischer-Piette, 1964)
Synonyms

Rhachis tulearensis Fischer-Piette, 1964

Rachis tulearensis is a species of conical air-breathing land snail, a gastropod mollusc in the family Cerastidae. [1]

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Distribution

Madagascar. [1] [2]

Etymology

This species is named after Tuléar, a city in Madagascar. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "WMSDB-Rhachis tulearensis".
  2. Lourenço, Wilson R. (1996). Biogeography of Madagascar. Société de biogéographie. p. 236.
  3. Fischer-Piette, Édouard; Blanc, Françoise; Salvat, Franchie (1975). "Mollusques Pulmonés de Madagascar" (PDF). Muséum Nationale d'Historie Naturelle. p. 211. Retrieved 10 October 2018.