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

Zonites nautarum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Zonitoidea
Family: Zonitidae
Genus: Zonites
Species:
Z. nautarum
Binomial name
Zonites nautarum
A. Riedel & Mylonas, 1995

Description

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The altitude of the shell varies between 9 mm and 14 mm; its diameter between 19 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

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distribution

This species was found on southeast Aegean islands of Greece.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonites nautarum A. Riedel & Mylonas, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1001398 on 2023-12-02
  • Riedel, A. & Mylonas, M. (1995). The Zonitidae of the South-East Aegean islets (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Genus, 6 (2): 229–245. Wrocław.
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017.
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