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Gonospira turgidula
Shell of Gonospira turgidula (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Streptaxidae
Genus:	Gonospira
Species:	G. turgidula
Binomial name
Gonospira turgidula (Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms
Gibbus (Gibbulina) turgidulus (Deshayes, 1863) (superseded combination) Pupa turgidula Deshayes, 1863 (original combination)

Gonospira turgidula is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae, endemic to Réunion.

Description

The shell is elongated and cylindrical, with a length that can reach up to 7.3 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion

References

1. Griffiths, O. (1996). "Gonospira turgidula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9390A12982586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9390A12982586.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Gonospira turgidula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996-08-01. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
3. Mace, Georgina M.; Centre, World Conservation Monitoring (1993). 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN. ISBN 978-2-8317-0194-3.

• Deshayes, G. P., 1863 Catalogue des mollusques de l'ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). Annexe E, in: Maillard, L. Notes sur l'isle de La Réunion, p. 1-4, 1-144

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