Aegista kunimiensis
| Aegista kunimiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Aegista |
| Species: | A. kunimiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aegista kunimiensis M. Azuma & Y. Azuma, 1982[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| Aegista (Aegista) kunimiensis M. Azuma & Y. Azuma, 1982 (no subgenera are recognized) | |
Aegista kunimiensis is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[2][3]
Distribution and habitat
This shell occurs in Japan[1][3] and Korea.[4]
It is a terrestrial species that has been collected in Sasa and Fagus leaf litter at 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level.[1]
Description
The shell is thin and small, reaching 6 mm (0.24 in) in height and 9.8 mm (0.39 in) in breadth. There are up to 5¼ whorls. The spire is low and the umbilicus is deep. The color is dark reddish brown.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Azuma, Masao & Azuma, Yoshio (1982). "日本産オオベソマイマイ属3新種" [Descriptions of three new species of the genus Aegista Albers, 1850 (Bradybaenidae) from Japan]. Venus. 41 (3): 167–174.
- ^ a b MolluscaBase. "Aegista kunimiensis M. Azuma & Y. Azuma, 1982". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Aegista kunimiensis M.Azuma & Y.Azuma, 1982". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Kimura, K.; Chiba, S.; Pak, J. H. (2023). "Molecular investigation on diversity of the land snail genus Aegista (Gastropoda, Camaenidae) in South Korea". Biodiversity Data Journal. 11: e96800. doi:10.3897/BDJ.11.e96800. PMC 10848476. PMID 38327297.
- Minato, H. (1988). A systematic and bibliographic list of the Japanese land snails. H. Minato, Shirahama, 294 pp., 7 pls.