Acanthennea
Genus of gastropods
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Acanthennea erinacea is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae.[3]
| Acanthennea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Streptaxidae |
| Subfamily: | Orthogibbinae |
| Genus: | Acanthennea Martens, 1898[2] |
| Species: | A. erinacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthennea erinacea (Martens, 1898)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ennea (Acanthennea) erinaceus Martens, 1898 | |
Acanthennea erinacea is the only species within the genus Acanthennea.[4]
Distribution
Acanthennea erinacea is endemic to Silhouette Island and Mahé Island, the Seychelles.[3][4]
