Aegista platyomphala

Aegista platyomphala
Shell of Aegista platyomphala (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Aegista
Species:
A. platyomphala
Binomial name
Aegista platyomphala
(Möllendorff, 1885)
Synonyms[1]

Helix platyomphala Möllendorff, 1885 (original combination)

Aegista platyomphala is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[1]

Description

The diameter of the shell is 17.5 mm.

The thin shell is extensively umbilicated, translucent and horn-like. It is finely and closely obliquely striated, with a well-defined suture. It comprises seven whorls, slightly convex, with the body whorl faintly angled above, featuring a whitish band, and gently curved towards the front. The umbilicus is bounded by a distinct edge. The peristome is thickened, white, and turned outward.[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to China, Guangxi province.

References

  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aegista platyomphala (Möllendorff, 1885)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of conchology. Second series: Pulmonata vol. IIPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Yen, T.-C. (1939). Die chinesischen Land- und Süßwasser-Gastropoden des Natur-Museums Senckenberg. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 444: 1–233, pl. 1–16. Frankfurt am Main.


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