Pagodulina pagodula is a species of minute land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Pagodulinidae, and the superfamily Pupilloidea.
Pagodulina pagodula is the type species of the genus Pagodulina.
Subspecies:
- Pagodulina pagodula altilis <small>Klemm, 1939</small>
- Pagodulina pagodula pagodula <small>(Des Moulins, 1830)</small>
- Pagodulina pagodula principalis <small>Klemm, 1939</small>
The genus and the species name both mean little pagoda, a reference to the shape of the shell.
Synonyms:
- Pagodulina pagodula sparsa <small>Pilsbry, 1924</small>: synonym of Pagodulina sparsa <small>Pilsbry, 1924</small> (basionym)
- Pagodulina pagodula var. subdola <small>Gredler, 1856</small>: synonym of Pagodulina subdola <small>(Gredler, 1856)</small> (original combination and rank)
Shell description
The shells of this snail species are minute, about 3 mm in height, barrel-shaped or skep-shaped, with a flared and somewhat ear-shaped aperture.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is Alpine. It occurs in the following countries:
References
- Kerney, M.P., Cameron, R.A.D. & Jungbluth, J-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde, 384 pp., 24 plates.
- Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft). 312 pp., 142 plates.
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
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