Aegista platyomphala | |
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Shell of Aegista platyomphala (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Camaenidae |
Genus: | Aegista |
Species: | A. platyomphala |
Binomial name | |
Aegista platyomphala (Möllendorff, 1885) | |
Synonyms | |
Helix platyomphala Möllendorff, 1885 (original combination) |
Aegista platyomphala is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.
Description
The diameter of the shell is 17.5 mm.
The thin shell is extensively umbilicated, translucent and horn-like. It is finely and closely obliquely striated, with a well-defined suture. It comprises seven whorls, slightly convex, with the body whorl faintly angled above, featuring a whitish band, and gently curved towards the front. The umbilicus is bounded by a distinct edge. The peristome is thickened, white, and turned outward.
Distribution
This species is endemic to China, Guangxi province.
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aegista platyomphala (Möllendorff, 1885)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- G.W. Tryon, Manual of conchology. Second series: Pulmonata vol. II This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Yen, T.-C. (1939). Die chinesischen Land- und Süßwasser-Gastropoden des Natur-Museums Senckenberg. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 444: 1–233, pl. 1–16. Frankfurt am Main.
External links
- Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1885). Materialien zur Fauna von China. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 12: 349–398, pls 9-11
- Conchology.be: image
Taxon identifiers | |
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Aegista platyomphala |
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