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Ampelita caduca

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Ampelita caduca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Acavidae
Genus: Ampelita
Species:
A. caduca
Binomial name
Ampelita caduca
Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1975

Ampelita caduca is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. [1]

Description

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The height of the shell attains 16 mm, its diameter 27 mm.

Distribution

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This species is endemic to Madagascar.

References

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  • Fischer-Piette, E.; C. P. Blanc; F. Blanc & F. Salvat. (1994). "Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés". Faune de Madagascar. 83: 109.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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