Hemicycla modesta

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Hemicycla modesta
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Hemicycla modesta shell (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Hemicycla
Species:
H. modesta
Binomial name
Hemicycla modesta
(Férussac, 1821)

Hemicycla modesta is a species of gastropod in the family Helicidae. [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 16.7 mm.

Distribution

It is endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain.

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References

  1. Neiber, M.T. (2019). "Hemicycla modesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T9877A146798367. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T9877A146798367.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hemicycla modesta (A. Férussac, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002205 on 2021-02-27