Eutrochatella tankervillii explained

Eutrochatella tankervillii is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Helicinidae.

The specific name tankervillii is in honor of Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville.

Distribution

Jamaica.[1]

Description

Circulatory system

The osmotic pressure of the hemolymph of Eutrochatella tankervillii is 67 mOsm.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Rosenberg G. & Muratov I. V. (2006). "Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 155(1): 117-161.
  2. Little C. (1983). The colonisation of land: origins and adaptations of terrestrial animals. Cambridge University Press, 290 pp., page 37.