Gonospira dupontiana
Species of gastropod
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Gonospira dupontiana is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.[2]
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| Gonospira dupontiana | |
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| Shell of Gonospira dupontiana (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Streptaxidae |
| Genus: | Gonospira |
| Species: | G. dupontiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonospira dupontiana (Nevill, 1870) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gibbus dupontianus G. Nevill, 1870 (original combination) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 19 mm.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Mauritius and Rodriguez (in the Mascarenes)
