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Macrogastra plicatula

Macrogastra plicatula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.

Subspecies:
  • Macrogastra plicatula amiatensis <small>H. Nordsieck, 2006</small>
  • Macrogastra plicatula apennina <small>(Gentiluomo, 1868)</small>
  • Macrogastra plicatula aprutica <small>H. Nordsieck, 2006</small>
  • Macrogastra plicatula licana <small>(A. J. Wagner, 1912)</small>
  • Macrogastra plicatula nana <small>(Parreyss in Schmidt 1857)</small>
  • Macrogastra plicatula plicatula <small>(Draparnaud, 1801)</small>
  • Macrogastra plicatula plicosula <small>(M. von Gallenstein, 1852)</small>
  • Macrogastra plicatula superflua <small>(Charpentier, 1852)</small>

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Description

Like all the species in this family, Macrogastra plicatula has a clausilium. The weight of the adult live snail is 66.0±1.6&nbsp;mg.

Distribution

Its native distribution is European:

Ecology

It inhabits woods.

References

  • Rossmässler, E. A. (1835-1837). Iconographie der Land- & Süßwasser- Mollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten. (1) 1 (1): VI + 1–132. pl. 1-5
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
  • Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft). 312 pp., 142 plates.

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