Zonites algirus explained

Zonites algirus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropodmollusk in the family Zonitidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in Turkey,^[2] southern France and other areas.

References

• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
• Riedel, A. (1995). Zonitidae sensu lato (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) der Türkei. Übersicht der Arten. Fragmenta Faunistica, 38 (1): 1-86. Warszawa

External links

• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata
• Martens, E. von. (1891). Eine neue Art von Zonites von der Insel Cerigo. Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1891 (7): 148. Berlin
• Kobelt, W. (1903). Diagnosen neuer Arten. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 35(5/6): 88-91. Frankfurt am Main
• Nevill, G. (1880). On the land-shells, extinct and living, of the neighbourhood of Menton (Alpes Maritimes); with descriptions of a new genus and of several new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1880: 94-142, Pls. 13, 14

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonites algirus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002911 on 2023-11-28
2. Örstan A. (2003). "The rediscovery of Zonites algirus in İstanbul, Turkey (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Zonitidae)". Zoology in the Middle East 29: 75-78. Summary at Web site: I collected at this station with my friend Teri Varnali . August 26, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720092306/http://www.home.earthlink.net/~aydinslibrary/Zalgirus.htm . July 20, 2008 .