Aegista serpestes

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Aegista serpestes
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Shell of Aegista serpestes (holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Aegista
Species:
A. serpestes
Binomial name
Aegista serpestes
(Heude, 1890)
Synonyms [1]

Helix serpestesHeude, 1890 (original combination)

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

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Description

The shell attains a diameter of 18 mm (0.7 in), and a height of 13 mm (0.5 in).[ citation needed ]

Distribution

This species occurs in China.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS. "Aegista serpestes (Heude, 1890)". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 21 May 2024.