Urticicola umbrosus

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Urticicola umbrosus
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An apical view of a shell of Urticicola umbrosus
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A basal view of the shell
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Urticicola
Species:
U. umbrosus
Binomial name
Urticicola umbrosus
(C. Pfeiffer, 1828) [2]
Synonyms
  • Helix (Fruticicola) umbrosaC. Pfeiffer, 1828 (unaccepted combination)
  • Helix umbrosaC. Pfeiffer, 1828 (original combination)
  • Perforatella (Monachoides) umbrosa(C. Pfeiffer, 1828)

Urticicola umbrosus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. [3] [4]

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Description

The height of the shell varies between 5.5 mm and 7 mm; its width varies between 10 mm and 13 mm.

The thin shell is fragile and translucent. It is turbinately globose, closely wound. The spire has a flat and conical shape. It contains 5½ whorls. The periphery of the last one shows a blunt ridge, that disappears before it reaches the aperture. The aperture is obliquely lunate. The umbilicus is very wide and measures about half the width of the shell.

Distribution

This species occurs primarily in mountain forests in Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Slovenia.

Distribution Urticicola-umbrosus-map-eur-nm-moll.jpg
Distribution

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References

  1. IUCN 2011. 2022 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. Pfeiffer, C. 1828. Naturgeschichte deutscher Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. Dritte Abtheilung. – pp. I-VI [= 1-6], 1-84, Taf. I-VIII [= 1-8]. Weimar. (Landes-Industrie-Comptoir).
  3. Fauna Europaea: Urticicola umbrosus
  4. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Urticicola umbrosus (C. Pfeiffer, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002505 on 2023-01-17