Macrogastra attenuata

Macrogastra attenuata
M. attenuata sabaudina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Subfamily: Clausiliinae
Tribe: Clausiliini
Genus: Macrogastra
Species:
M. attenuata
Binomial name
Macrogastra attenuata
(Rossmässler, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Clausilia attenuata Rossmässler, 1835 (original combination)
  • Macrogastra (Pyrostoma) attenuata (Rossmässler, 1835)· accepted, alternate representation

Macrogastra attenuata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.

Subspecies

Distribution

Distribution of this snail include:

Description

The weight of the adult live snail is about 128.7 mg.

References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra attenuata (Rossmässler, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050406 on 2021-06-01
  2. 1 2 Boch S., Prati D., Werth S., Rüetschi J. & Fischer M. (2011). "Lichen Endozoochory by Snails". PLoS ONE 6(4): e18770. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018770.