Pachnodus velutinus

Pachnodus velutinus was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cerastidae. This species was endemic to the Seychelles. It is now extinct.

Pachnodus velutinus
Pachnodus velutinus shells

Extinct  (2000)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Enoidea
Family:
Cerastidae
Genus:
Pachnodus
Species:
† P. velutinus
Binomial name
† Pachnodus velutinus
(Pfeiffer, 1841)

Hybridisation with Pachnodus niger caused the extinction.[1] Hybrids Pachnodus niger × velutinus still exist.

References
  1. Gerlach, J. (2009). "Pachnodus velutinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T40091A10304648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T40091A10304648.en.


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