Nesopupa turtoni

Nesopupa turtoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:	Pupilloidea
Family:	Vertiginidae
Subfamily:	Nesopupinae
Genus:	Nesopupa
Species:	N. turtoni
Binomial name
Nesopupa turtoni Smith, 1892

Nesopupa turtoni is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Vertiginidae. Endemic to Saint Helena island, this species was thought to be extinct^[1] until its rediscovery in 2003.^{[2][dead link]}

The shell of this species is up to 2.5 mm long and 1.2 mm wide, with a dumpy sub-cylindrical shell and a squarish aperture.

References

1. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). Nesopupa turtoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
2. ^ http://kidstonmill.org.uk/docs/files%201-5%20together.pdf

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