Ampelita denisi
| Ampelita denisi | |
|---|---|
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| Shell of Ampelita denisi (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Acavidae |
| Genus: | Ampelita |
| Species: | A. denisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ampelita denisi Dautzenberg, 1928 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Helix (Ampelita) duvali Petit (pro parte) | |
Ampelita denisi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 30 mm, its diameter 50 mm. [2]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madagascar.
References
- ^ Ampelita denisi Dautzenberg, 1928. 27 February 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Blanc, Charles P. (Charles Pierre), - Fischer-Piette, Édouard (1994). Faune de Madagascar. 83, Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés (excl. Veronicellidae et g. Elisolimax) (83 ed.). Faune de Madagascar. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1928). "Description d'un hélicéen nouveau provenant de Madagascar". J. Conchyliol. 72: 215.<
- Fischer-Piette, E.; C. P. Blanc; F. Blanc & F. Salvat. (1994). "Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés". Faune de Madagascar. 83: 109.
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