Austropeplea subaquatilis
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| Austropeplea subaquatilis | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Austropeplea subaquatilis (holotype) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae |
| Genus: | Austropeplea |
| Species: | A. subaquatilis |
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| Austropeplea subaquatilis (Tate, 1880) | |
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Austropeplea subaquatilis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail in the family Lymnaeidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 8.9 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.
(Original description) The shell is thin and fragile, possessing a shining, horn-colored appearance. Its shape is ovate and subventricose, consisting of four whorls that are longitudinally, yet faintly, wrinkled.
The spire is short and pointed, while the suture is distinctly impressed into the surface. The aperture is large and ovate, extending to exactly half the total length of the shell. Finally, the columellar fold is thin, colored an opaque white, and is visibly reflected.[2]
