Aulopoma itierii
| Aulopoma itierii | |
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| Shell of Aulopoma itierii (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Centerà | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Family: | Cyclophoridae |
| Genus: | Aulopoma |
| Species: | A. itierii
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulopoma itierii (Guérin-Méneville, 1847)
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Aulopoma itierii is a species of small land snail with an operculum, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Cyclophoridae.[1]
Distribution
It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2][3]
Description
It is about 11-22mm in length.[4]
(Description in German by Kobelt) The height of the shell attains 11 mm, its diameter 22 : 18 mm
The shell is widely umbilicate, nearly disc-shaped, thick-walled, and striated. It is whitish in color, with the upper side mottled in chestnut brown; the periostracum is usually preserved and olive-brown in hue. The apex is needle-like and blue-black. There are 4 to 4 ½ cylindrical whorls. The body whorl is detached at the front and descends. The aperture is oblique and circular, with a peristome that is continuous, straight, and sharp. The operculum is quite thick and consists of 5 widely striated whorls.[5]
References
- ^ Aulopoma iterii (Guérin-Méneville, 1847). 31 January 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "Endemic Land snails of Sri Lanka". slendemics. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Species: Aulopoma itieri F.E. Guérin-Méneville, 1847 – ID: 1093204595". Worldwide Mollusc Species Database. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "CYCLOPHORIDAE – Aulopoma itieri (Guerin, 1847)". © Femorale 1999. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Kobelt, W. (1902). Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen. 16. Lieferung. Mollusca. Cyclophoridae. Das Tierreich. XXXIX + 662 pp. Berlin: R. Friedländer. p. 157. Retrieved 29 January 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Guérin-Méneville, F.E. (1847). "Description d'une nouvelle espèce de mollusque du genre Cyclostome, découverte par M. J. Itier pendant la mission de France en Chine". Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne. 10: 2. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- Land snail diversity in Sri Lanka. An illustrated guide prepared for the launch of the Darwin Initiative programme Naggs, F. & Raheem, D. (2000). Photography by Harold Taylor. The Natural History Museum, London. pages i-xiii, 1-203. 246 coloured plates. ISBN 978-0-565-09151-4 (print), ISBN 978-0-565-09156-9 (compact disc)