Zonites kobelti is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Zonitidae.[1]

Zonites kobelti
Shell of Zonites kobelti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Zonitoidea
Family: Zonitidae
Genus: Zonites
Species:
Z. knobelt
Binomial name
Zonites knobelt
O. Boettger, 1898
Synonyms
  • Zonites albanicus E. von Martens, 1873 (misidentification, not Helix albanica Rossmässler, 1836)
  • Zonites albanicus var. graeca Kobelt, 1876 (invalid; not Zonites verticillus var. graeca Kobelt, 1876 having precedence by First Reviewer's Choice)

Description

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The altitude of the shell varies between 20 mm and 25 mm; its diameter between 40 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

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distribution

This species was found in the Peloponnese, Greece

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonites kobelti O. Boettger, 1898. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1001395 on 2023-12-02
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
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