Biology:Pyramidula kuznetsovi

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Pyramidula kuznetsovi
Pyramidula kuznetsovi.jpg
Two paratypes and holotype of P. kuznetsovi in collection of Zoological Museum of Moscow University
Scientific classification
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Gastropoda
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P. kuznetsovi
Binomial name
Pyramidula kuznetsovi
Schileyko & Balashov, 2012[1]

Pyramidula kuznetsovi is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidulidae.

Shell description

The diameter of the shell is up to 2.6 mm, the height is up to 2.3 mm at 5.5 whorls.[1] The presence of a distinct peripheral angle distinguishes this species from all other known species in this genus.[1]

Distribution

This species is known only from four closely grouped locations in the valley of the Kali Gandaki River between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna mountains, Mustang District of Nepal.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7263376 entry