Aegista platyomphala

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Aegista platyomphala
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Shell of Aegista platyomphala (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Aegista
Species:
A. platyomphala
Binomial name
Aegista platyomphala
(Möllendorff, 1885)
Synonyms [1]

Helix platyomphalaMöllendorff, 1885 (original combination)

Contents

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

Description

The diameter of the shell is 17.5 mm.

The thin shell is extensively umbilicated. It is 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

This species occurs in China, Guangxi province

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References

  1. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aegista platyomphala (Möllendorff, 1885)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of conchology. Second series: Pulmonata vol. II PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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