Aegista platyomphala explained

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

Description

The diameter of the shell is 17.5 mm.

The thin shell is extensively umbilicated, translucent and horn-like. It is finely and closely obliquely striated, with a well-defined suture. It comprises seven whorls, slightly convex, with the body whorl faintly angled above, featuring a whitish band, and gently curved towards the front. The umbilicus is bounded by a distinct edge. The peristome is thickened, white, and turned outward.^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to China, Guangxi province.

References

• Yen, T.-C. (1939). Die chinesischen Land- und Süßwasser-Gastropoden des Natur-Museums Senckenberg. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 444: 1–233, pl. 1–16. Frankfurt am Main.

External links

• Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1885). Materialien zur Fauna von China. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 12: 349–398, pls 9-11
• Conchology.be: image

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aegista platyomphala (Möllendorff, 1885) . 2024-05-14 . www.marinespecies.org.
2. https://archive.org/stream/manuconcho24tryorich/manuconcho24tryorich_djvu.txt G.W. Tryon, Manual of conchology. Second series: Pulmonata vol. II