Aegista catostoma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Camaenidae |
Subfamily: | Bradybaeninae |
Tribe: | Aegistini |
Genus: | Aegista |
Species: | A. catostoma
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Binomial name | |
Aegista catostoma (W. T. Blanford, 1869)
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Aegista catostoma is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[1]
The diameter of the shell attains 16 mm.
The shell exhibits a prominent wide umbilicus and is characterized by its thin, striated, and corneous texture. The shell contains 7 convex whorls, each gradually expanding in size. The body whorl is rounded and abruptly descends towards the front, featuring a subtle constriction behind the aperture and a compressed area around the umbilicus. The peristome is sinuously curved and reflects inward, displaying a superior internal projection, along with basal thickenings that are somewhat dentiform in nature.[2]
This species occurs in Myanmar, India, China.