Candidula gigaxii
| Candidula gigaxii | |
|---|---|
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| Candidula gigaxii and other Candidula in George Washington Tryon's Manual of conchology figures 25-27 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Hygromiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hygromiinae |
| Genus: | Candidula |
| Species: | C. gigaxii |
| Binomial name | |
| Candidula gigaxii (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) | |
Candidula gigaxii is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
Description
The 5.4-8.1 x 7.4-12.2 mm. shell has, in comparison with Candidula intersecta, whorls more rapidly increasing, the umbilicus inside very narrow, remarkably wider at last whorl.The shell is light brown or sandy coloured with pale colour bands, it usually flatter and larger than the shell of C. intersecta.[1]
Distribution
This species is known to occur in a number of Western European countries and islands including:
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- France
- Italy
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Spain
References
External links
- Candidula gigaxii at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images
- Candidula gigaxii images at Encyclopedia of Life