Aegopinella subnitens
Aegopinella subnitens is an extinct species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.[1]
| Aegopinella subnitens | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Aegopinella subnitens (holotype) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Gastrodontidae |
| Genus: | Aegopinella |
| Species: | †A. subnitens |
| Binomial name | |
| †Aegopinella subnitens (Klein, 1853) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
(Original description in Latin) The shell is distinctly umbilicate and depressed, with a flat and glabrous surface. It is shiny and consists of 4.5 convex whorls that gradually increase in size, with the body whorl slightly expanded anteriorly. The aperture is ovate-lunate, and the peristome is simple and acute, with the apertural lip being non-callous.[2]
Distribution
Fossils of this extinct species were found in late Miocene strata in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and in southern Poland.[1]
References
- WoRMS. "Aegopinella subnitens (Klein, 1853)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- Klein, A. (1853). Conchylien der Süsswasserkalkformation Württembergs. Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg. 9, 203-223 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Clessin, S. (1894). Die Conchylien der obermiocaenen Ablagerungen von Undorf bei Regensburg. III. Ergänzung. Berichte des naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Regensburg. 4: 25–37.
- Stworzewicz, E.; Prisyazhnyuk, V.A.; Górka, M. (2013). Systematic and palaeoecological study of Miocene terrestrial gastropods from Zwierzyniec (southern Poland). Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae. 83, 179–200.
External links
- Gottschick, F. (1920). Die Land- und Süßwassermollusken des Tertiärbeckens von Steinheim am Aalbuch. 3. Fortsetzung. Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 52(1): 33-47.
- Salvador, R. B.; Höltke, O.; Rasser, M. W.; Kadolsky, D. (2016). Annotated type catalogue of the continental fossil gastropods in the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany. Palaeodiversity. 9(1): 15-70
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