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

Zonites messenicus
Shell of Zonites messenicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Zonitoidea
Family: Zonitidae
Genus: Zonites
Species:
Z. messenicus
Binomial name
Zonites messenicus
Zilch, 1965

Description

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The altitude of the shell varies between 15 mm and 23 mm; its diameter between 25 mm and 40 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 messenicus Zilch, 1965. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1001397 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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