Helix mazzullii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Helicidae |
Genus: | Helix |
Species: | H. mazzullii |
Binomial name | |
Helix mazzullii (De Cristofori & Jan, 1832) | |
Synonyms | |
Cantareus mazzullii |
Helix mazzullii, also known as Cantareus mazzullii or Cornu mazzullii, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
This species is endemic to Sicily.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- 1 2 Falkner, G., Falkner, M. & von Proschwitz, T. 2011 Erctella mazzullii The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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