Ampelita duvalii
| Ampelita duvalii | |
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| Shell of Ampelita duvalii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Acavidae |
| Genus: | Ampelita |
| Species: | A. duvalii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ampelita duvalii (Petit de la Saussaye, 1844)
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| Synonyms | |
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Helix duvalii Petit de la Saussaye, 1844 (original combination) | |
Ampelita duvalii 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 21 mm, its diameter 40 mm.
(Original description in Latin) This orbicular, depressed-conical shell is brown with a decussate (crossed) sculpture. Five slightly convex whorls are separated by a distinct, brown-bordered suture. The body whorl features a yellowish band, and the base is also yellowish. The aperture is oval, with a reflected peristome, and a wide, deep umbilicus. [2]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madagascar.
References
- ^ Ampelita duvalii (Petit de la Saussaye, 1844). 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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