Rachis tulearensis is a species of conical air-breathing land snail, a gastropod mollusc in the family Cerastidae.[1]
| Rachis tulearensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Cerastidae |
| Genus: | Rachis |
| Species: | R. tulearensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rachis tulearensis (Fischer-Piette, 1964)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rhachis tulearensis Fischer-Piette, 1964 | |
Distribution
editEtymology
editThis species is named after Tuléar, a city in Madagascar.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "WMSDB-Rhachis tulearensis".
- ^ Lourenço, Wilson R. (1996). Biogeography of Madagascar. Société de biogéographie. p. 236.
- ^ Fischer-Piette, Édouard; Blanc, Françoise; Salvat, Franchie (1975). "Mollusques Pulmonés de Madagascar" (PDF). Muséum Nationale d'Historie Naturelle. p. 211. Retrieved 10 October 2018.