Ampelita denisi

Ampelita denisi
Shell of Ampelita denisi (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Acavidae
Genus:	Ampelita
Species:	A. denisi
Binomial name
Ampelita denisi Dautzenberg, 1928
Synonyms
Helix (Ampelita) duvaliPetit (pro parte)

Ampelita denisi 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 30 mm, its diameter 50 mm. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madagascar.

References

1. Ampelita denisi Dautzenberg, 1928 . 27 February 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Blanc, Charles P. (Charles Pierre), - Fischer-Piette, Édouard (1994). Faune de Madagascar. 83, Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés (excl. Veronicellidae et g. Elisolimax) (83 ed.). Faune de Madagascar. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

• Dautzenberg, Ph. (1928). "Description d'un hélicéen nouveau provenant de Madagascar". J. Conchyliol. 72: 215.<
• Fischer-Piette, E.; C. P. Blanc; F. Blanc & F. Salvat. (1994). "Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés". Faune de Madagascar. 83: 109.