Ampelita galactostoma
| Ampelita galactostoma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Acavidae |
| Genus: | Ampelita |
| Species: | A. galactostoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Ampelita galactostoma (L. Pfeiffer, 1849) | |
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Ampelita galactostoma is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae.[1]
Description
(Original description in Latin) This solid, convex-orbicular shell, tawny in color, exhibits oblique striations and a granular texture under magnification. It features an obtuse apex and four and a half slightly convex whorls. The penultimate whorl is keeled, and the body whorl descends towards the aperture. The base is separated from the moderately sized, perspective umbilicus by a subangular margin. The aperture is very oblique, oval, and white within. The simple peristome is brown-bordered, and the columellar edge is white and slightly dilated at the top. [2]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madagascar.
References
- ^ Ampelita galactostoma (L. Pfeiffer, 1849). 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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