Trochulus villosus

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Trochulus villosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Trochulus
Species:
T. villosus
Binomial name
Trochulus villosus
(Draparnaud, 1805) [1]
Synonyms
List
  • Fruticicola villosa(Draparnaud, 1805)
  • Helix villosaDraparnaud, 1805
  • Helix villosa var. rubraClessin, 1871
  • Trichia (Trichia) villosa(Draparnaud, 1805)

Trochulus villosus is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

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Distribution

This species occurs in Germany.

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References

  1. Draparnaud J.-P.-R. 1805. Histoire naturelle des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. Ouvrage posthume. Avec XIII planches. pp. [1-9], j-viij [= 1-8], 1-134, [Pl. 1-13]. Paris, Montpellier. (Plassan, Renaud).