Helix melanostoma explained

Helix melanostoma is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.^[1]

Appearance

Colour of the shell greyish or almost white. The inner margin of the mouth brown or violet. Size about 38 × 36 to 28 × 33 mm.

Distribution

• Helix melanostoma occurs in Algeria, Tunisia and South France^[2]

References

• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017

External links

• http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=1602

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helix melanostoma Draparnaud, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050280 on 2021-02-14
2. Web site: Escargots : HelixMelanostomaCarto . www.onem-france.org . 22 June 2010.