Aegista minima

Aegista minima
Shell of Aegista minima (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Aegista
Species:
A. minima
Binomial name
Aegista minima
(Pilsbry, 1902)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aegista (Aegista) minima (Pilsbry, 1902) (no subgenera are recognized)
  • Eulota (Plectropis) minima Pilsbry, 1902

Aegista minima is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[1]

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 6.3 mm (0.25 in), its height 3 mm (0.12 in).

The shell is distinctly umbilicate, convex above and below, with a broad, rounded edge around the periphery. The shell is adorned in a light yellowish-brown hue. Its surface is adorned with a dense layer of fine, short cuticular scales, easily removed with a gentle rub. It contains approximately five whorls, each gradually expanding and convex, delineated by an impressed suture. The body whorl widens notably, remaining convex on its underside without a noticeable descent towards the front. The aperture takes on a broad crescent shape and is slightly tilted. The peristome is delicately thickened and narrowly expanded, slightly reflexed.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in Japan.

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Aegista minima (Pilsbry, 1902)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ Pilsbry, H. A. (1902). New land mollusks of the Japanese Empire. The Nautilus. 16(4): 45-47. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Minato, H. (1988). A systematic and bibliographic list of the Japanese land snails. H. Minato, Shirahama, 294 pp., 7 pls.
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