Biology:Aegopis verticillus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Aegopis verticillus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Zonitidae
Genus: Aegopis
Species:
A. verticillus
Binomial name
Aegopis verticillus
(Lamarck, 1822)
Aegopis verticillus

Aegopis verticillus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Zonitidae, the true glass snails. It was first described in 1822 by Lamarck.[1] It is defined as Least Concern on the ICUN Red List.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in Europe, including Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy and the Alps, and has been introduced to Germany.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q288089 entry