Aegista platyomphala
| Aegista platyomphala | |
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| Shell of Aegista platyomphala (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Aegista |
| Species: | A. platyomphala
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| Binomial name | |
| Aegista platyomphala (Möllendorff, 1885)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Helix platyomphala Möllendorff, 1885 (original combination) | |
Aegista platyomphala is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[1]
Description
[edit]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.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to China, Guangxi province.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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
[edit]- Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1885). Materialien zur Fauna von China. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 12: 349–398, pls 9-11
- Conchology.be: image
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