Auriculastra brachyspira
| Auriculastra brachyspira | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Ellobiida |
| Family: | Ellobiidae |
| Genus: | Auriculastra |
| Species: | A. brachyspira
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| Binomial name | |
| Auriculastra brachyspira (Möllendorff, 1894)
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| Synonyms | |
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Melampus brachyspirus Möllendorff, 1894 (original combination) | |
Auriculastra brachyspira is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae, the salt marsh snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is imperforate and somewhat cylindrical in shape, rather solid, and finely marked with small folded striations, yet almost smooth overall, and shining. It is of a pale olive color. The spire is very short, with the apex being somewhat mucronate (slightly pointed) and translucent.
It has five whorls, which are flat; the body whorl is slightly compressed laterally and is a little swollen at the base. The aperture is very narrow and oblong. The peristome is straight and sharp, and is white-calloused within. There is a single parietal lamella, which is strong and horizontal. The columella is somewhat thickened and bears two folds.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in brackish waters on Cebu Island, the Philippines.
References
- ^ Auriculastra brachyspira (Möllendorff, 1894). 28 February 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Quadras, J. F.; Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1894). "Diagnoses specierum novarum ex insulis Philippinis". Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 26 (7–8): 115–116. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
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- Raven H. & Vermeulen J.J. (2007). Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo and Singapore. 2. A synopsis of the Ellobiidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). Vita Malacologica. 4: 29–62.