Macrogastra rolphii
| Macrogastra rolphii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Clausilioidea |
| Family: | Clausiliidae |
| Genus: | Macrogastra |
| Species: | M. rolphii |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrogastra rolphii (Turton, 1826) | |
Macrogastra rolphii is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.
The shell of this species is sinistral, or left-handed, in its coiling.
Distribution
This species is known to occur in Western Europe in the following islands and countries:
- Belgium
- Great Britain
- The Netherlands
- Portugal
- and others
References
- AnimalBase info at:
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