Marmorana_platychela

<i>Marmorana platychela</i>

Marmorana platychela

Species of gastropod

Marmorana platychela is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.

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Distribution

This species lives in north-western Sicily (Italy).[1] It is confined to limestone rock faces.

Description

Shells of Marmorana platychela sicana from Monte Pellegrino.
Shells of Marmorana platychela sicana from Monte Pellegrino.

References

  1. [1]
    Fiorentino V, Manganelli G, Giusti F (2008). "Multiple scale patterns of shell and anatomy variability in land snails: the case of the Sicilian Marmorana (Gastropoda: Pulmonata, Helicidae)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 93: 359–370. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00940.x. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
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