Aegista gottschei
| Aegista gottschei | |
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| Shell of Aegista gottschei (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Aegista |
| Species: | A. gottschei |
| Binomial name | |
| Aegista gottschei (Möllendorff, 1887) | |
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Aegista gottschei is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[1] It was first described in 1887 by Otto Franz von Mollendorff as Helix (Aegista) gottschei.[1][2] The species epithet honours Carl Christian Gottsche who collected this snail in Korea.[2]
Subspecies
- Aegista gottschei fusanica (Pilsbry, 1927)
- Aegista gottschei gottschei (Möllendorff, 1887)
Description
The diameter of the shell is 11 mm.
The shell has a wide umbilicus. It shows delicately oblique striae, and has a membranous costulation, with microscopic spiraling lines. The shell presents a brownish corneous hue. Its contains 6-7 whorls, each gently convex, with the body whorl obtusely angulated and minutely deflected forward. The peristome is thin, modestly expanded, and somewhat reflected.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in Korea.[4] It is endemic to Korea, where it is found under decayed broadleaf trees.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aegista gottschei (Möllendorff, 1887)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b von Möllendorff, O. F. (1887). Die Landschnecken von Korea. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 14: 9-22, pl. 2
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of conchology. Second series: Pulmonata vol. II
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ Kimura, Kazuki; Chiba, Satoshi; Pak, Jae-Hong (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.
- ^ "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 (NIBR: Detail - Aegista gottschei)". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- Kuroda, T. & Miyanaga, M. (1939). New Land Shells from Northern Tyosen (Korea). Venus. 9(2): 66–85.