Amphorella hypselia

Amphorella hypselia is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Ferussaciidae.

Amphorella hypselia
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Achatinina
Superfamily:	Achatinoidea
Family:	Ferussaciidae
Genus:	Amphorella
Species:	A. hypselia
Binomial name
Amphorella hypselia (Pilsbry, 1909)
Synonyms[1]
Achatina producta Lowe, 1852 Ferrussacia producta (Lowe,1852) Ferussacia hypselia Pilsbry, 1909 Glandina producta (Lowe,1852) Lovea producta (Lowe,1852)

Description

(Original description in Latin) Cecilioides acicula (O. F. Müller, 1774) is similar, but with a shell that is twice as large, more solid, and robust, and is thus completely distinct in appearance.

It differs from Amphorella gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1831) by having a more solid, non-hyaline shell, an aperture that is obliquely produced upward and backward, and a columella that is prominently truncated versus notched at the base. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal.