Sitala palmaria
Species of gastropod
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Sitala palmaria is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae.
| Sitala palmaria | |
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| Drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Sitala palmaria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicarionidae |
| Genus: | Sitala |
| Species: | S. palmaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Sitala palmaria (Benson, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Helix palmaria Benson, 1864 | |
Distribution
This species occurs in India, and was described from Nandi Hills, India by malacologist William Henry Benson in 1864.[1]