Acroptychia aequivoca
Appearance
Acroptychia aequivoca | |
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Shell of Acroptychia aequivoca (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Architaenioglossa |
Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
Family: | Cyclophoridae |
Genus: | Acroptychia |
Species: | A. aequivoca
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Binomial name | |
Acroptychia aequivoca (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
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Acroptychia aequivoca is a species of land snails, gastropod mollusks in the family Cyclophoridae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 20 mm, its major diameter 28 mm, the minimum diameter 20 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in Madagascar.
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acroptychia aequivoca (L. Pfeiffer, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1290662 on 2024-03-17
- Fischer-Piette, E., Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, F. (1993). Gastéropodes terrestres prosobranches. Faune de Madagascar, 80: 1–281.
External links
[edit]- Pfeiffer, L. (1857). Descriptions of thirty-one new species of land-shells, from Mr. Cuming's collection. Proceedings of the zoological Society of London. 25 (333): 107–112; 25 (334): 113. London
- Crosse, H. & Fischer, P. (1883). Communication, par M. A. Grandidier, d'espèces provenant de Madagascar. Journal de Conchyliologie. 30 (4): 324-326.
- Ancey, C. F. (1902). Contributions towards the knowledge of the Mollusca of Madagascar. The Nautilus. 16(6): 64-68; 16(7): 80-82