Gonyostomus goniostomus

Gonyostomus goniostomus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Odontostomidae
Genus: Gonyostomus
Species:
G. goniostomus
Binomial name
Gonyostomus goniostomus
Férussac, 1821
Synonyms
  • Bulimus goniostomus (A. Férussac, 1821) superseded combination
  • Helix (Cochlogena) goniostoma A. Férussac, 1821 (basionym)
  • Limnaeus papyraceus Spix, 1827 junior subjective synonym (junior synonym)

Gonyostomus goniostomus is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Odontostomidae.[1]

This species is endemic to Brazil. Although it has sometimes been thought to be extinct, it has nonetheless been found on the Buzios Island off the northern coast of the São Paulo State[2]

References

  • Simone, L. R. L. (2006). Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil. Editora Gráfica Bernardi, FAPESP. São Paulo, 390 pp.
  • Mansur, M.C.D. (1996). "Gonyostomus gonyostomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9398A12982907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9398A12982907.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.