Oxychilus draparnaudi explained

Oxychilus draparnaudi, or Draparnaud's glass snail, is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.[1]

Description

Oxychilus draparnaudi is large for a zonitid glass snail, also called the dark-bodied glass snail with a shell of about 14 mm in maximum dimension. The shell is glossy and is a translucent yellowish-brown and gold in color, somewhat whiter underneath.[2]

The visible soft parts of the animal are a very unusual strong dark blue, mixed with grey.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in countries and islands including:

and other areas

Synonyms

Synonyms include Oxychilus drapanaldi, Oxychilus lucidum, Helix lucida, Helix nitida, Helicella draparnaldi, and Polita draparnaldi.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Spencer, H. G.. New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Marshall. B. A.. Willan. R. C.. 2009. Canterbury University Press. 9781877257728. Gordon. Dennis P.. Christchurch, N.Z.. 196–219. Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. 340800193.
  2. Janus H. (1965) The young specialist look at land and freshwater molluscs Burke, London.
  3. Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109.
  4. https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/va_oxychilus_draparnaudi.html Virginia Land Snails