Ampelita galactostoma

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Ampelita galactostoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Acavidae
Genus: Ampelita
Species:
A. galactostoma
Binomial name
Ampelita galactostoma
(L. Pfeiffer, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Helix galactostomaL. Pfeiffer, 1849 (original combination)
  • Helix (Ampelita) galactostomaPetit (pro parte)

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

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Description

(Original description in Latin) This solid, convex-orbicular shell, tawny in color, exhibits oblique striations and a granular texture under magnification. It features an obtuse apex and four and a half slightly convex whorls. The penultimate whorl is keeled, and the body whorl descends towards the aperture. The base is separated from the moderately sized, perspective umbilicus by a subangular margin. The aperture is very oblique, oval, and white within. The simple peristome is brown-bordered, and the columellar edge is white and slightly dilated at the top. [2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madagascar.

References

  1. ↑ Ampelita galactostoma (L. Pfeiffer, 1849) . 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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