Faustina cingulella
Species of gastropod
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Faustina cingulella is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the true snails. It is native to Poland and Slovakia.
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| Faustina cingulella | |
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| F. cingulella shells | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Faustina |
| Species: | F. cingulella |
| Binomial name | |
| Faustina cingulella (Rossmässler, 1837) | |
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Distribution and habitat
F. cingulella is known at least 50 locations across the northern Carpathian Mountains in Poland and Slovakia at elevations of 600–2,100 m (2,000–6,900 ft) above sea level. It inhabits rocky areas and is mainly associated with limestone, though it may also be found on dolomite.[1]
