Ampelita hova

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Ampelita hova
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Shell of Ampelita hova (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Acavidae
Genus: Ampelita
Species:
A. hova
Binomial name
Ampelita hova
(Angas, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Helix (Ampelita) hova(Angas, 1877)
  • Helix hovaAngas, 1877 superseded combination
  • Helix maderaMabille, 1884 (uncertain > unassessed)

Ampelita hova 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) This shell, wider than high, is quite solid. It exhibits closely spaced growth riblets and, under magnification, a very fine shagreen texture. Its coloration is yellowish-green with three broad brown spiral bands. It has four and a half moderately convex whorls. The upper surface of the body whorl displays a very slight spiral depression. The umbilical funnel is small. The umbilicus is slightly compressed and non-perspective. The aperture is oblique, oval-rectangular, and completely white inside, including the callus connecting its edges. The peristome is pure white, slightly dilated, and slightly reflected. [2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madagascar.

References

  1. Ampelita hova (Angas, 1877) . 01 March 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. Angas, G.F. (1877). "Notes on the Helix sepulchralis of Férussac and its allies; with descriptions of two species". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 804. Retrieved 1 March 2025.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .