Galapagos Species Database
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Retinella actinophora
Chambers, S. M., 1991. Biogeography of Galápagos Land Snails. In: Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin’s Islands. Topics in Geobiology, Vol. 8: 307-325. Ed. M.J. James. Plenum Press. New York.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Superfamily
Gastrodontoidea
Family
Pristilomatidae
Genus
Retinella
Species
actinophora
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Vitrea actinophora Dall, 1900, fide Cambers, 1991; Miguel, S.E. (2013): included in the genus Retinella with some hesitation.
Origin: Endemic
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"Galapagos Species Database, Retinella actinophora", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17433. Accessed 3 November 2026.