Juventigulella amboniensis

Juventigulella amboniensis is a species of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.[1]

Juventigulella amboniensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Streptaxoidea
Family:
Streptaxidae
Genus:
Juventigulella
Species:
J. amboniensis
Binomial name
Juventigulella amboniensis
T(attersfield, 1998)
Synonyms
  • Gulella (Juventigulella) amboniensis Tattersfield, 1998 (original combination)
  • Gulella amboniensis Tattersfield, 1998

Distribution

This species is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Juventigulella amboniensis (Tattersfield, 1998). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1397368 on 2021-01-11
  • Tattersfield, P. (1998). Three new species and a new subgenus of Gulella (Gastropoda: Streptaxidae) from Tanzania. Journal of Conchology, 36 (2): 31-41. London.
  • Tattersfield, P. (2000). "Gulella amboniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T40054A10311598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40054A10311598.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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