Auriculella crassula
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| Auriculella crassula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Auriculella |
| Species: | A. crassula |
| Binomial name | |
| Auriculella crassula Smith, 1915-1916 | |
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Auriculella crassula is a species of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae.[3]
The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 4 mm
(Original description in Latin) The shell is typically sinistral (left-handed), though it is occasionally found to be dextral (right-handed). It possesses an ovate-conic shape and a solid structure. The shell is distinctly perforate and lacks a glossy luster, exhibiting a pale brown coloration.
There are six and a half whorls, which are nearly flat in profile. The aperture is a dull, dirty white on the interior. The peristome is thickened and slightly dilated at its base; it is notably fortified by a small, prominent tubercle located at the junction where it meets the body whorl. Finally, the columella is thick and somewhat reflected, though it lacks any visible fold.[4]
