Ampelita funebris

Ampelita funebris
Shell of Ampelita funebris (syntype at MNHN, Paris))
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Acavidae
Genus:	Ampelita
Species:	A. funebris
Binomial name
Ampelita funebris (Morelet, 1877)
Synonyms
Helix funebrisMorelet, 1877 superseded combination Helix (Ampelita) funebrisPetit (pro parte)

Ampelita funebris 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 26 mm, its diameter 53 mm.

(Original description in Latin) This widely umbilicated, orbicular-convex shell is quite solid, with faint growth striae and a finely granular texture visible under magnification. Uniformly colored, it is either purplish-black or dark beige. The slightly elevated spire consists of five whorls, separated by a distinct suture. The body whorl is flattened near the suture, then convex with a slight spiral depression. The clearly flattened base also exhibits a slight spiral depression. A funnel-shaped structure surrounds the umbilicus. The final half-whorl descends, with the descent intensifying near the large, oblique, oval aperture. The white peristome is widely reflected. The middle of the columellar edge has a slight bulge on its inner margin. ^{[2] [3]}

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madagascar.

References

1. Ampelita funebris (Morelet, 1877) . 27 February 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Morelet, A. (1877). "Coquilles nouvelles de Madagascar". Journal de conchyliologie. 25 (2): 217. Retrieved 27 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. 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.