Biology:Faustina cingulella

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Faustina cingulella
F. cingulella shells
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Faustina
Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/FaustinaFaustina cingulella
(Rossmässler, 1837)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chilostoma (Faustina) cingulellum (Rossmässler, 1837)
  • Helix cingulella Rossmässler, 1837

Faustina cingulella is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the true snails. It is native to Poland and Slovakia.

Distribution and habitat

F. cingulella is known at least 50 locations across the northern Carpathian Mountains in Poland and Slovakia at elevations of 600–2,100 m (2,000–6,900 ft) above sea level. It inhabits rocky areas and is mainly associated with limestone, though it may also be found on dolomite.[1]

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