Aristena is a monotypic genus of terrestrial gastropods in the family Helicidae. [2] The only species is Aristena rechingeri (Fuchs & Käufel, 1936).[3] The genus was proposed following a molecular phylogenetic analysis.[4]
Aristena | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Helicidae |
Tribe: | Helicini |
Genus: | Aristena Psonis, Vardinoyannis & Poulakakis, 2022 |
Species: | A. rechingeri |
Binomial name | |
Aristena rechingeri (Fuchs & Käufel, 1936) | |
Native range of the species | |
Synonyms | |
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The species is endemic to the island Karpathos, Greece.[5] It is a very rare species, without published observations of live individuals.
It was originally described as Levantina rechingeri.[6]
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