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Aegista vermis

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Aegista vermis
Shell of Aegista vermis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Subfamily: Bradybaeninae
Tribe: Aegistini
Genus: Aegista
Species:
A. vermis
Binomial name
Aegista vermis
(Reeve, 1852))
Synonyms[1]
  • Aegista (Aegista) vermis (Reeve, 1852) (no subgenera are recognized)
  • Helix vermis Reeve, 1852 (original combination)

Aegista vermis is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[1]

Description

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The diameter of the shell attains 32 mm.

The shell displays a markedly wide umbilicus, presenting a solid structure. It is intricately marked with closely spaced rugose striations, imparting a radiant fulvous horn-like appearance, accentuated by a delicate white peripheral line. The shell shows eight flattened whorls that gradually increase in size. The body whorl barely projects forward. The shell's periphery adopts a subtly angular form. Its peristome, thin and whitish, elegantly reflects outward.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Japan.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aegista vermis (Reeve, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1250523 on 2024-05-11
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of conchology. Second series: Pulmonata vol. IIPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Minato, H. (1988). A systematic and bibliographic list of the Japanese land snails. H. Minato, Shirahama, 294 pp., 7 pls.
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