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Ampelita lancula

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Ampelita lancula
Shell of Ampelita lancula (specien at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Acavidae
Genus: Ampelita
Species:
A. lancula
Binomial name
Ampelita lancula
(A. Férussac, 1821)
Synonyms
  • Helix cazenavetti Fischer & Bernardi, 1857 (junior synonym)
  • Helix guillaini Petit de la Saussaye, 1850 (junior synonym)
  • Helix lancula A. Férussac, 1821 (original combination)
  • Helix terveriana Grateloup, 1840 (junior synonym)

Ampelita lancula is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. [1]

Description

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The height of the shell attains 20 mm, its diameter 37 mm.

Distribution

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This species is endemic to Madagascar.

References

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  • Fischer-Piette, E.; C. P. Blanc; F. Blanc & F. Salvat. (1994). "Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés". Faune de Madagascar. 83: 109.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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