Ampelita chlorozona

Ampelita chlorozona
Shell of Ampelita chlorozona (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Acavidae
Genus:	Ampelita
Species:	A. chlorozona
Binomial name
Ampelita chlorozona (Grateloup, 1840)
Synonyms
Helix chlorozonaGrateloup, 1840 (original combination)

Ampelita chlorozona is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. ^[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 18 mm, its diameter 30 mm.

(Original description in French) The transverse bands of Ampelita chlorozona are sharply defined and of a lemon-yellow color. They are located either at the sutural edge of the shell or in the middle of the body whorl near the umbilicus.

The latter penetrates into the interior of the aperture, towards the columellar summit. The aperture is regularly oval. The spire is conoid, composed of 4 to 5 whorls.

The columella and the outer lip which is slightly reflected, are of a pale yellow. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madagascar.

References

1. Ampelita chlorozona (Grateloup, 1840) . 25 February 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Grateloup, J-P S. (1840). "Mémoire descriptif sur plusieurs espèces de coquilles nouvelles ou peu connues de mollusques exotiques vivants, terrestres, fluviatilis et marins". Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 11 (36): 409. Retrieved 25 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Fischer-Piette, E.; C. P. Blanc; F. Blanc & F. Salvat. (1994). "Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés". Faune de Madagascar. 83: 109.