Aulacospira khaopratun
| Aulacospira khaopratun | |
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| Shell of Aulacospira khaobote | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Hypselostomatidae |
| Genus: | Aulacospira |
| Species: | A. khaopratun
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulacospira khaopratun Dumrongrojwattana & Panha, 2005
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Aulacospira khaopratun is a species of small land snail with an operculum, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Cyclophoridae.[1]
Description
(original description) The height of the shell varies between 1.61 mm and 1.80 mm, its diameter between 1.81 mm and 2.38 mm.
The shell is minute and depressed, featuring a moderately high spire and a brownish coloration. Both the protoconch and the teleoconch are smooth. The body whorl is notably large and is defined by two prominent spiral carinae (keels). The tuba is short, leading to an expanded peristome, and the aperture lacks teeth entirely.
Radular structure: The radula is consistent in form with that of Aulacospira depressa. It likely follows the same formula and morphology, characterized by a small, unicuspid central tooth flanked by irregularly bicuspid lateral and marginal teeth.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in Thailand on limestome rocks.
References
- ^ Aulacospira khaopratun Dumrongrojwattana & Panha, 2005. 1 February 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Dumrongrojwattana, P.; Tanmuangpak, K. (2020). "The terrestrial microsnail genus Aulacospira Möllendorff, 1890 (Eupulmonata, Stylommatophora, Hypselostomatidae) in Thailand with key to Thai species". Zookeys. 980: 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.980.54100. PMC 7642177. Retrieved 31 January 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is under a CC BY 4.0 license.
- Panha, S.; Burch, J. B. (2008). An introduction to the microsnails of Thailand. Malacological Review. 37/38: 1–155.
External links
- ^ Dumrongrojwattana, P. & Panha, S. (2005). "A New Species of Aulacospira from Thailand (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora: Pupillidae)" (PDF). The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University. 5 (1): 16. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
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