Nesopupa turtoni

Nesopupa turtoni is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. This species is Endemic to Saint Helena island; it was thought to be extinct[1] until its rediscovery in 2003.[2]

Nesopupa turtoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Pupilloidea
Family:
Vertiginidae
Subfamily:
Nesopupinae
Genus:
Nesopupa
Species:
N. turtoni
Binomial name
Nesopupa turtoni
Smith, 1892

The shell of this species is up to 2.5 mm long and 1.2 mm wide, with a short, stout, sub-cylindrical shell and a squarish aperture.

References
  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Nesopupa turtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T14681A4455670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14681A4455670.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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