Kingdom Animalia Family Hygromiidae Genus Candidula Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | Superfamily Helicoidea Subfamily Hygromiinae Scientific name Candidula gigaxii Higher classification Candidula | |
Similar Candidula, Molluscs, Gastropods, Candidula soosiana, Hygromiidae | ||
Buscando helicella madritensis y candidula gigaxii
Candidula gigaxii is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
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Description
The 5.4-8.1 × 7.4-12.2 mm. shell has, in comparison with Candidula intersecta, whorls more rapidly increasing, the umbilicus inside very narrow, remarkably wider at last whorl.The shell is light brown or sandy coloured with pale colour bands, it usually flatter and larger than the shell of C. intersecta.
Distribution
This species is known to occur in a number of Western European countries and islands including:
References
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