Caldwellia philyrina was an extinct species of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Euconulidae, the hive snails. This species was endemic to Mauritius.
| Caldwellia philyrina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Euconulidae |
| Genus: | Caldwellia |
| Species: | †C. philyrina
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| Binomial name | |
| †Caldwellia philyrina Morelet, 1851
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References
edit- ^ Griffiths, O. (1996). "Caldwellia philyrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T3523A9920554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3523A9920554.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.