Ampelita duvalii

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Ampelita duvalii
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Shell of Ampelita duvalii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Acavidae
Genus: Ampelita
Species:
A. duvalii
Binomial name
Ampelita duvalii
(Petit de la Saussaye, 1844)
Synonyms

Helix duvaliiPetit de la Saussaye, 1844 (original combination)

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Ampelita duvalii 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 21 mm, its diameter 40 mm.

(Original description in Latin) This orbicular, depressed-conical shell is brown with a decussate (crossed) sculpture. Five slightly convex whorls are separated by a distinct, brown-bordered suture. The body whorl features a yellowish band, and the base is also yellowish. The aperture is oval, with a reflected peristome, and a wide, deep umbilicus. [2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madagascar.

References

  1. ↑ Ampelita duvalii (Petit de la Saussaye, 1844) . 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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