Caracolus marginella

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Caracolus marginella
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Caracolus marginella shells
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Solaropsidae
Genus: Caracolus
Species:
C. marginella
Binomial name
Caracolus marginella
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms

Caracolus marginellus (Gmelin, 1791)

Caracolus marginella [1] is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.

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Distribution

The distribution of Caracolus marginella includes:

Description

The shell has 5-6 whorls. [2] The width of the shell is 35–45 mm. [2]

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References

  1. Schileyko A. A. (2006). "Treatise on recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 13. Helicidae, Pleurodontidae, Polygyridae, Ammonitellidae, Oreohelicidae, Thysanophoridae". Ruthenica Suppl. 2: 1765-1906. pages 1826.
  2. 1 2 Auffenberg A. & Stange L. A. (1993). Entomology Circular356. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry. PDF Archived May 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine .

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