Trukcharopa trukana
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Trukcharopa trukana is a species of gastropod in the Charopidae
family. It is endemic to Micronesia
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Charopidae
Charopidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea .- Subfamilies and genera :The family Charopidae consists of the following subfamilies:* Charopinae Hutton, 1884 - synonyms:...
family. It is endemic to Micronesia
Micronesia
Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines lie to the west, and Indonesia to the southwest....
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Source
- Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Trukcharopa trukana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.