Amnicola ricardi

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Amnicola ricardi
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Shell of Amnicola ricardi (holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Amnicolidae
Genus: Amnicola
Species:
A. ricardi
Binomial name
Amnicola ricardi
Pallary, 1922

Amnicola ricardi is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

(Original description in French) The shell exhibits a globular shape and a brownish-red coloration. It possesses a well-developed spire, with the penultimate whorl notably large and laterally compressed. The aperture is remarkably high and oblong, displaying lateral compression. The upper part of the aperture is sharply angular, and the edges are notably thick. [2]

Distribution

This species was found at Mogador, Morocco.

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References

  1. Amnicola ricardi Pallary, 1922 . 25 January 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. Pallary, P. (1922). "Faune malacologique du Grand Atlas". Journal de Conchyliologie. 66 (2): 202–203. Retrieved 25 January 2025.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .