Metafruticicola kavafis

Taxonavigation

Metafruticicola kavafis holotype

Taxonavigation: Helicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Heterobranchia Infraclassis: Euthyneura Cohors: Tectipleura Subcohors: Panpulmonata Superordo: Eupulmonata Ordo: Stylommatophora Subordo: Helicina Infraordo: Helicoidei Superfamilia: Helicoidea

Familia: Hygromiidae
Subfamilia: Leptaxinae
Tribus: Metafruticicolini
Genus: Metafruticicola
Species: Metafruticicola kavafis

Name

Metafruticicola kavafis Bitzilekis et al., 2023: 3

• Holotype: NHMC 50.8135; 25 Nov. 1988; M. Mylonas leg.
• Type locality: Greece, Dodecanese, Kasos Island, Alonaki above Poli; 35.403100°N 26.941500°E / 35.403100; 26.941500.
• Etymology: Named in honor of a Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis (Constantine P. Cavafy).

References

Primary references

• Bitzilekis E., Vardinoyannis, K. & Mylonas, M. 2023. A new species of Metafruticicola (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) from the Aegean Archipelago and new anatomical and distributional data on some congeneric species. European Journal of Taxonomy 879: 1–23. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.879.2155 Reference page.