Gonospira turgidula

Gonospira turgidula is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae,^[2] endemic to Réunion.^[3]

Gonospira turgidula
Shell of Gonospira turgidula (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Streptaxidae
Genus:	Gonospira
Species:	G. turgidula
Binomial name
Gonospira turgidula (Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms
Gibbus (Gibbulina) turgidulus (Deshayes, 1863) (superseded combination) Pupa turgidula Deshayes, 1863 (original combination)

Description

The shell is elongated and cylindrical, with a length that can reach up to 7.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion