Ampelita vesconis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Acavidae |
| Genus: | Ampelita |
| Species: | A. vesconis
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| Ampelita vesconis (Morelet, 1851)
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Ampelita vesconis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The height of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 44 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is umbilicate and orbicularly convex. It is chestnut in coloration and exhibits oblique costulate striations. It is characterized by five narrow, whitish-red zones: one located at the suture, another median, and a third that circumscribes the umbilical area. The shell consists of five gradually increasing whorls. The body whorl is convex at the base and slightly deflected anteriorly. The aperture is oblique, oval, and exhibits a uniform internal coloration. The peristome is only slightly thickened, with a somewhat straight outer lip and a slightly reflexed columellar margin.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to Madagascar.
References
[edit]- ^ Ampelita vesconis (Morelet, 1851)). 12 March 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Morelet, A. (1851). "Testacea Africae insularis a Cl. Vesco collecta et ab A. Morelet descripta". Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée. 2 (3): 218. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Fischer-Piette, E. Blanc, F. & Vukadinovic, D. (1974). Additions aux mollusques terrestres de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie, 146: 467–524.
- Fischer-Piette, E.; C. P. Blanc; F. Blanc & F. Salvat. (1994). "Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés". Faune de Madagascar. 83: 109.
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External links
[edit]- Fischer-Piette, E., Blanc, F. & Salvat, F. (1975). "Complément aux mollusques pulmonés de Madagascar". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Série 3, No 288. 198: 256.
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