Amphorella hypselia
Species of gastropod
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::summary Species of gastropod ::
| image = | status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | taxon = Amphorella hypselia | authority = (Pilsbry, 1909) | synonyms_ref = | synonyms = {{Species list| Achatina producta| Lowe, 1852| Ferrussacia producta| (Lowe,1852)| Ferussacia hypselia| Pilsbry, 1909| Glandina producta| (Lowe,1852)| Lovea producta| (Lowe,1852)
Amphorella hypselia is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Ferussaciidae.
Description
(Original description in Latin) Cecilioides acicula (O. F. Müller, 1774) is similar, but with a shell that is twice as large, more solid, and robust, and is thus completely distinct in appearance.
It differs from Amphorella gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1831) by having a more solid, non-hyaline shell, an aperture that is obliquely produced upward and backward, and a columella that is prominently truncated versus notched at the base.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal.
References
References
- Teixeira, D.. (2017). "''Amphorella hypselia''".
- (1852). "Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.
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