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Aegista tumida

Aegista tumida is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.

Subspecies:
  • Aegista tumida cavata <small>(Pilsbry, 1902)</small>
  • Aegista tumida tumida <small>(Gude, 1901)</small>

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 15.5 mm, its height 13.5 mm.

(Original description) This species differs from the type in several key aspects: it is darker in color, has more tumid whorls, a higher spire, and a wider umbilicus. Additionally, the cuticular lamellae are much less pronounced. One specimen exhibits a pale peripheral band, giving the shell a strong resemblance to Aegista oculus <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1850).</small>

Distribution

This snail occurs on Honshu Island, Japan.

References

  • Minato, H. (1988). A systematic and bibliographic list of the Japanese land snails. H. Minato, Shirahama, 294 pp., 7 pls.