Aegista oculus explained

Aegista oculus is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.^[1]

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 25 mm.

The shell presents a notable wide umbilicus and possesses a relatively thin texture. The shell is closely rugosely plicate above. It exhibits a brownish hue. The suture is impressed. The shell comprisis 8 whorls, each slightly convex. The body whorl descends shortly towards the front with a subtly angular periphery accented by white banding. The base of the shell maintains a convex shape with visible striae. Its outer lip is thin featuring a slight angular reflection.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in Myanmar, India, China, Korea^[3] and Java Indonesia.

References

• Minato, H. (1988). A systematic and bibliographic list of the Japanese land snails. H. Minato, Shirahama, 294 pp., 7 pls.

External links

• Pfeiffer, L. (1850). Neue Landschnecken. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. Cassel. 6(9): 144; 6(11): 175-176
• Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848–1850). Mollusca. In A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls.
• Huang, C.-W.; Lee, Y.-C.; Lin, S.-M.; Wu, W.-L. (2014). Taxonomic revision of Aegista subchinensis (Möllendorff, 1884) (Stylommatophora, Bradybaenidae) and a description of a new species of Aegista from eastern Taiwan based on multilocus phylogeny and comparative morphology. ZooKeys. 445: 31-55.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aegista oculus (L. Pfeiffer, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1250524 on 2024-05-09
2. https://archive.org/stream/manuconcho24tryorich/manuconcho24tryorich_djvu.txt G.W. Tryon, Manual of conchology. Second series: Pulmonata vol. II
3. 10.3897/BDJ.11.e96800 . free . Molecular investigation on diversity of the land snail genus Aegista (Gastropoda, Camaenidae) in South Korea . 2023 . Kimura . Kazuki . Chiba . Satoshi . Pak . Jae-Hong . Biodiversity Data Journal . 11 . e96800 . 38327297 . 10848476 .