Ctenophila planorbina (Germain, 1918)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Tachyphasis planorbina Germain, 1918 (original combination)
Now considered a synonym of Ctenophila caldwelli (MolluscaBase, 2021).
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym of Ctenophila caldwelli) (MolluscaBase, 2021)
Previously considered Extinct (WCMC, 1992:207).
Distribution & Habitat
Mauritius, Mascarene Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Germain, L. (1918). Contributions à la Faune Malacologique de Madagascar. VI. Sur la classification de quelques mollusques pulmonés des iles Mascareignes et description d'espèces novelles de cet archipel. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 24: 516-524.
Other references:
Eldridge, Niles. (1998). Life in the Balance: Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
WCMC (World Conservation Monitoring Centre). (1992). Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's living resources. London: Chapman & Hall. xx + 594 pp.
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