Ampelita funebris
| Ampelita funebris | |
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| Shell of Ampelita funebris (syntype at MNHN, Paris)) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Acavidae |
| Genus: | Ampelita |
| Species: | A. funebris |
| Binomial name | |
| Ampelita funebris (Morelet, 1877) | |
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Ampelita funebris 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 26 mm, its diameter 53 mm.
(Original description in Latin) This widely umbilicated, orbicular-convex shell is quite solid, with faint growth striae and a finely granular texture visible under magnification. Uniformly colored, it is either purplish-black or dark beige. The slightly elevated spire consists of five whorls, separated by a distinct suture. The body whorl is flattened near the suture, then convex with a slight spiral depression. The clearly flattened base also exhibits a slight spiral depression. A funnel-shaped structure surrounds the umbilicus. The final half-whorl descends, with the descent intensifying near the large, oblique, oval aperture. The white peristome is widely reflected. The middle of the columellar edge has a slight bulge on its inner margin. [2][3]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madagascar.
References
- ^ Ampelita funebris (Morelet, 1877). 27 February 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Morelet, A. (1877). "Coquilles nouvelles de Madagascar". Journal de conchyliologie. 25 (2): 217. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ 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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