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Omphalotropis sp. nov. 2

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Assimineidae

Scientific name
  
Omphalotropis costulata

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Rissooidea

Genus
  
Omphalotropis

Rank
  
Species

"Omphalotropis sp. nov. 2" is the name used by the IUCN for an undescribed species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae.

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

The species was originally named O. costulata, but this name was previously used for another species and is therefore invalid. As of 2012, the species lacks a proper binomial name.

References

Omphalotropis sp. nov. 2 Wikipedia