Aegista platyomphala | |
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Shell of Aegista platyomphala (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Camaenidae |
Genus: | Aegista |
Species: | A. platyomphala
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Binomial name | |
Aegista platyomphala (Möllendorff, 1885)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Helix platyomphala Möllendorff, 1885 (original combination) |
Aegista platyomphala is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[1]
The diameter of the shell is 17.5 mm.
The thin shell is extensively umbilicated, translucent and horn-like. It is finely and closely obliquely striated, with a well-defined suture. It comprises seven whorls, slightly convex, with the body whorl faintly angled above, featuring a whitish band, and gently curved towards the front. The umbilicus is bounded by a distinct edge. The peristome is thickened, white, and turned outward.[2]
This species is endemic to China, Guangxi province.