Tropidophora cuveriana

Tropidophora cuveriana
	Tropidophora cuveriana at Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Pomatiidae
Genus:	Tropidophora
Species:	T. cuveriana
Binomial name
	Tropidophora cuveriana; Petit de la Saussaye, 1841
Synonyms
	Tropidophora cuvieriana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1841)

Tropidophora cuveriana, common name the Cuvier tropid snail, is a species of molluscs in the family Pomatiidae.[1] Once feared extinct, this large snail has been rediscovered. It is a poorly known species and both its breeding behavior and diet are unknown.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in Madagascar.

References

Snailworld: Tropidophora cuveriana
Strange Snails: Research species. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

Petit de la Saussaye, S. "Description de quelques Hélices nouvelles." Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuv 1841 (1841): 98–101.

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[1] Snailworld: Tropidophora cuveriana

[2] Strange Snails: Research species. Retrieved 24 February 2018.