Columella aspera

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Columella aspera
Columella aspera (MNHN-IM-2010-13297).jpeg
Shell of Columella aspera (specimen at MNHN, Pzris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Eupulmonata
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Truncatellinidae
Genus: Columella
Species:
C. aspera
Binomial name
Columella aspera
Waldén, 1966

Columella aspera is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Truncatellinidae, the vertigo snails and allies. [1]

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Description

The 2.0-2.5 x 1.3-1.4 mm. shell has 4-5 whorls and the spire tapers towards the apex. The aperture is simple without teeth . The colour is dark grey brown or horny brown. The surface is not shiny and finely and regularly striated. It is more coarsely sculptured than the very similar Columella edentula .

Distribution

This species occurs in countries and islands including:

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). "Columella aspera". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 21 September 2021.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)