Ampelita decaryi

Ampelita decaryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Acavidae
Genus:	Ampelita
Species:	A. decaryi
Binomial name
Ampelita decaryi Fischer-Piette, 1952

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

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 40.7 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madagascar.

References

1. Ampelita decaryi Fischer-Piette, 1952 . 24 February 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .

• Fischer-Piette, E. (1952). "Mollusques terrestres de Madagascar genre Ampelita". Journal de Conchyliologie. 92 (1): 13.
• Fischer-Piette, E.; C. P. Blanc; F. Blanc & F. Salvat. (1994). "Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés". Faune de Madagascar. 83: 97.
• Griffiths, O.L. & Herbert, D.G. (2013). "New species of land snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from two isolated karst formations in central western Madagascar: Tsingy Beanka and Antsingimavo, with additional notes on other regional endemics". African Invertebrates. 54 (1): 20. Bibcode:2013AfrIn..54....1G. doi: 10.5733/afin.054.0101 .

External links

• Marinespecies.org: image