Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Pupilloidea Genus Chondrina Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Chondrinidae Scientific name Chondrina clienta Rank Species | |
Similar Chondrina, Chondrina avenacea, Balea perversa, Chondrinidae, Pupilla triplicata | ||
Chondrina clienta is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Chondrinidae.
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This species is also known under the synonyms Chondrina arcadica (Reinhardt, 1881) and Chondrina arcadica clienta (Westerlund 1883).
Shell description
The shell of this species is slender, greyish brown to reddish brown. It is conical-ovoid in shape with 7 to 7 1⁄2 whorls. The shell is slightly translucent and shows regular axial lines. There is some microgeographical variation in its shell size. The apertural margin is slightly widened, and has a thin, whitish lip. There are strong, angular teeth along the aperture.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is Alpine and southeastern-European. but this snail can occur as far north as on the Baltic island of Oland, southern Sweden. The snails can be found on exposed limestone rocks to a height of about 2,500 m.
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Feeding habits
Chondrina clienta feeds on calcicolous lichens.