Tribe Clausiliini Higher classification Clausilia | Superfamily Clausilioidea Subfamily Clausiliinae Genus Clausilia Rank Species | |
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Similar Clausilia, Macrogastra, Cochlodina laminata, Macrogastra plicatula, Clausilia bidentata | ||
Clausilia dubia dubia
Clausilia dubia is a species of small, very elongate, left-handed air-breathing land snail, a sinistral terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.
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Distribution
The species occurs in Europe, living in countries and islands including:
Description
All the species of snails in the family of door snails are left-handed, which is an uncommon feature in gastropods in general. These snails have shells which are extremely high-spired, with numerous whorls.
Clausilia dubia is a relatively large species for this family, reaching 16 mm in height.
The weight of the adult live snail is about 122.5 mg.
References
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