Zonites

Zonites
Shell of Zonites graecus Kobelt, 1876
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Limacoidei
Superfamily: Zonitoidea
Family: Zonitidae
Genus: Zonites
Montfort, 1810
Synonyms
  • Helix (Zonites) Montfort, 1810 (considered a separate genus)
  • Tonites auct. (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Tragomma Held, 1838 junior objective synonym (junior objective synonym of Zonites, with the same type species)
  • Verticillus Moquin-Tandon, 1848
  • Zonites (Aegophthalmus) P. Hesse, 1910
  • (Zonites) Montfort, 1810 · (no subgenera are recognized)

Zonites is a genus of mostly small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Zonitidae.

The genus Zonites, which includes 26 extant species, is distributed in the northeastern Mediterranean area and exhibits significant diversity and endemism.

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