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Aegista serpestes

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Aegista serpestes
Shell of Aegista serpestes (holotype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Aegista
Species:
A. serpestes
Binomial name
Aegista serpestes
(Heude, 1890)
Synonyms[1]

Helix serpestes Heude, 1890 (original combination)

Aegista serpestes is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[1]

Description

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The shell attains a diameter of 18 mm (0.7 in), and a height of 13 mm (0.5 in).[citation needed]

Distribution

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This species occurs in China.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Aegista serpestes (Heude, 1890)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  • Yen, T.-C. (1939). Die chinesischen Land- und Süßwasser-Gastropoden des Natur-Museums Senckenberg. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 444: 1–233, pl. 1–16. Frankfurt am Main.
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