Zonites caricus

Zonites caricus
Shell of Zonites caricus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Superfamily:	Zonitoidea
Family:	Zonitidae
Genus:	Zonites
Species:	Z. caricus
Binomial name
Zonites caricus (J. R. Roth, 1839)
Synonyms
Helix carica J. R. Roth, 1839 (original name) Zonites lycicus Kobelt & Rolle, 1895 junior subjective synonym Zonites rollei Kobelt, 1895 junior subjective synonym (junior synonym)

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

Distribution

Distribution

The species is endemic to Turkey.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonites caricus (J. R. Roth, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002912 on 2023-11-28

• Roth, J. R. (1839). Molluscorum species, quas in itinere per Orientem facto comites clariss. Schubert doctores M. Erdl et J.R. Roth collegerunt. Dissertatio inauguralis. 26 pp., pl. 1‑2.
• Riedel, A. (1995). Zonitidae sensu lato (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) der Türkei. Übersicht der Arten. Fragmenta Faunistica, 38 (1): 1-86. Warszawa
• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017

External links

• AnimalBase: Zonites caricus