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Aegista subchinensis

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.313486 - Aegista subchinensis (Von Moellendorff, 1884) - Bradybaenidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg

| image_caption = Aegista subchinensis shell

| status = DD | status_system = IUCN2.3

| taxon = Aegista subchinensis

| authority = (Möllendorff, 1884){{Cite journal|author1=von Möllendorff |author2=Otto Franz |authorlink=Otto Franz von Möllendorff|year=1884|title=Materialien zur Fauna von China |journal=Jahrbuch der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft|volume=11|pages=307–390}}

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| synonyms = Helix subchinensis Möllendorff, 1884 (original combination)

|range_map= Aegista subchinensis - distribution.jpg

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Aegista subchinensis ({{zh|c=台灣大臍蝸牛|l=Taiwan's umbilical snail||labels=no}}) is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.{{EOL|4892703|Aegista subchinensis}} MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aegista subchinensis (Möllendorff, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1250522 on 2024-05-14

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 17 mm.

The shell exhibits a pronounced umbilicus. It is semi-translucent. The glossy shell shows oblique striations. It is colored chestnut with a slender white band. It consists of seven slightly convex whorls, with the body whorl gently sloping forward and subtly angled at the periphery. The whitish peristome is thickened and narrowly turned outward. [https://archive.org/stream/manuconcho24tryorich/manuconcho24tryorich_djvu.txt G.W. Tryon, Manual of conchology. Second series: Pulmonata vol. II]{{source-attribution}}

Distribution

This species is endemic to the island of Taiwan.{{Cite journal|author1=Huang, Chih-Wei |author2=Lee, Yen-Chen |author3=Lin, Si-Min |author4=Wu, Wen-Lung |year=2014|title=Taxonomic revision of Aegista subchinensis (Möllendorff, 1884)(Stylommatophora, Bradybaenidae) and a description of a new species of Aegista from eastern Taiwan based on multilocus phylogeny and comparative morphology |journal=ZooKeys|issue=445|pages=31–55|doi=10.3897/zookeys.445.7778

|url=http://www.biol.ntnu.edu.tw/download.php?filename=1218_f0b2cc10.pdf&dir=writing_journal/62&title=Huang-2014 |pmid=25349506 |pmc=4205739|doi-access=free |bibcode=2014ZooK..445...31H }}

References

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  • Hsieh, B.-C., Hwang, C.-C. & Wu, S.-P. (2006). Landsnails of Taiwan. Forestry Bureau Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan, Taipei. 278 pp.

page(s): 250

External links

  • [https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.445.7778 Huang, C.-W.; Lee, Y.-C.; Lin, S.-M.; Wu, W.-L. (2014). Taxonomic revision of Aegista subchinensis (Möllendorff, 1884) (Stylommatophora, Bradybaenidae) and a description of a new species of Aegista from eastern Taiwan based on multilocus phylogeny and comparative morphology. ZooKeys. 445: 31-55]
  • [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16289120 Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1884). Materialien zur Fauna von China. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 11: 162-181; 307-390.]
  • [https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3764402499 Gbif.org: image]
  • [https://www.conchology.be/index.php?t=2204&CODsp=4553351311&Genus=Aegista&species=subchinensis&variety= Conchology.be: image]

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subchinensis

Category:Gastropods described in 1884

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