Classification
Domain - Eukarya
Zonitoides nitidus is classified as Eukarya because its genetic
material consists of DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within
a nucleus.
Kingdom - Animalia
Zonitoides nitidus is classified as Animalia because they lack a
cell wall, are heterotrophic and multicellular.
Phylum - Mollusca
Zonitoides nitidus is classified as Mollusca because it has a
mantle specialized for breathing, external gills and a radula for
feeding.
Class - Gastropoda
Zonitoides nitidus is classified as Gastropoda because they have an
operculum to seal the entrance to their shell and they also undergo
torsion.
Order - Stylommatophora
Zonitoides nitidus is classified as Stylommatophora because they
have a modified mantle cavity that acts as a lung for breathing air
and two pairs of tentacles.
Family - Zonitidae
Zonitoides nitidus is classified as Zonitidae because of it’s
yellowish, horn-colored or hyaline shells with a glassy shining
surface.
Genus - Zonitoides
Zonitoides nitidus is classified as Zonitoides because of the
depressed, shining shells that are strikingly umbilicated.
Species - Zonitoides nitidus
Zonitoides nitidus was discovered in 1774 by Müller. Z. nitidus
common name is black gloss. The term nitidus comes from the Latin
root word meaning “ elegant, shiny”.
Classification information taken from
(Baker, 1939) and
(Hickman et al., 2008).
Where does Zonitoides nitidus live?
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