Helicigona lapicida
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| Helicigona lapicida Linnaeus, 1758 |
Helicigona lapicida is a species of medium-sized air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
[edit] Distribution
This species is native to Europe, especially central Europe.
[edit] Shell description
The shell of this species is approximately 20 mm in maximum dimension. The periphery of the shell is sharply keeled. There is a wide umbilicus. The peristome around the aperture is white and strongly reflected and lipped. The shell color is grey-brown with some red brown patches.
[edit] References
Janus, Horst, 1965. ‘’The young specialist looks at land and freshwater molluscs’’, Burke, London
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