Aegista kunimiensis
| Aegista kunimiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Aegista |
| Species: | A. kunimiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aegista kunimiensis M. Azuma & Y. Azuma, 1982[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Aegista (Aegista) kunimiensis M. Azuma & Y. Azuma, 1982 (no subgenera are recognized) | |
Aegista kunimiensis is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[2][3]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
This shell occurs in Japan.[1][3] It is a terrestrial species that has been collected in Sasa and Fagus leaf litter at 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level.[1]
Description[edit]
The shell is thin and small, reaching 6 mm (0.24 in) in height and 9.8 mm (0.39 in) in breadth. There are up to 5¼ whorls. The spire is low and the umbilicus is deep. The color is dark reddish brown.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Azuma, Masao & Azuma, Yoshio (1982). "日本産オオベソマイマイ属3新種" [Descriptions of three new species of the genus Aegista Albers, 1850 (Bradybaenidae) from Japan]. Venus. 41 (3): 167–174.
- ^ a b MolluscaBase. "Aegista kunimiensis M. Azuma & Y. Azuma, 1982". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Aegista kunimiensis M.Azuma & Y.Azuma, 1982". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- Minato, H. (1988). A systematic and bibliographic list of the Japanese land snails. H. Minato, Shirahama, 294 pp., 7 pls.
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