Flammulated Minidonta Snail (Minidonta flammulina)
This species was described in 2000 based on subfossil specimens that were collected near Gahutu Tenohu at the north coast of Mangareva, Gambier Islands, at a site covered with introduced wees and Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera L.).
The shells reach an average size of about 0,29 cm in diameter, they are covered with regularly spaced rusty-colored markings. [1]
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References:
[1] Ahmed Abdou; Philippe Bouchet: Nouveaux gastéropodes Endodontidae et Punctidae (Mollusca, Pulmonata) récemment éteints da l’archipel des Gambier (Polynésie). Zoosystema 22(4): 689-707. 2000
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edited: 05.10.2017