Trochomorpha apia is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Trochomorphidae.[2]

Trochomorpha apia
Shell of Trochomorpha apia (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Trochomorphidae
Genus: Trochomorpha
Species:
T. apia
Binomial name
Trochomorpha apia
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Helix apia Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847 (original combination)
  • Trochomorpha (Ludificator) apia (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847) · alternate representation
  • Trochomorpha (Videna) subtrochiformis (Mousson, 1869) junior subjective synonym
  • Trochomorpha subtrochiformis Mousson, 1869 (junior synonym)

Distribution

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This species is endemic to American Samoa and Vanuatu.

References

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  1. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Trochomorpha apia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22256A9368696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22256A9368696.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trochomorpha apia (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1306884 on 2022-10-26
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