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Zonites algirus

Zonites algirus (*)

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Heterobranchia
Infraclassis: Euthyneura
Cohors: Tectipleura
Subcohors: Panpulmonata
Superordo: Eupulmonata
Ordo: Stylommatophora
Subordo: Helicina
Infraordo: Limacoidei
Superfamilia: Zonitoidea

Familia: Zonitidae
Genus: Zonites
Species: Zonites algirus

Zonites algirus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Zonites algirus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropodmollusk in the family Zonitidae.
Distribution

This species occurs in Turkey,[2] southern France and other areas.
References

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 1-824. Holmiae. (Salvius).
Örstan A. (2003). "The rediscovery of Zonites algirus in İstanbul, Turkey (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Zonitidae)". Zoology in the Middle East 29: 75-78. Summary at "I collected at this station with my friend Teri Varnali". Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2008.

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