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
- 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.
- Little C. (1983). The colonisation of land: origins and adaptations of terrestrial animals. Cambridge University Press, 290 pp., page 37.
