Gittenbergeria turriplana
Species of land snail From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gittenbergeria turriplana is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Trissexodontidae.[3][4][5]
| Gittenbergeria turriplana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Trissexodontidae |
| Genus: | Gittenbergeria |
| Species: | G. turriplana |
| Binomial name | |
| Gittenbergeria turriplana | |
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Distribution
This species is endemic to the Algarve, southern Portugal.[6] It is a frequent species in the Algarve and locally very common.[6]
Description
The shell is brown with a characteristic microsculpture, depressed with a strong keel.[6] The first whorls are almost flat.[6] The aperture is narrow.[6] Margin reflected and turned outward.[6] There are two teeth on the lower edge corresponding to 2 conspicuous depressions on the outer shell.[6] The umbilicus is open and eccentric.[6]
The width of the shell is 12–14 mm.[6] The height of the shell is 5–6 mm.[6]
Animal is almost black with a lighter foot, upper tentacles very long.[6]
Ecology
It lives in low altitudes on calcareous substrate, close to the coast.[6] It is frequent at old walls and in old gardens and parks in cities, also in shrublands and cultivated areas.[6]
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