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Macrogastra rolphii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Clausiliidae

Scientific name
  
Macrogastra rolphii

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Clausilioidea

Genus
  
Macrogastra

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Macrogastra, Acicula fusca, Clausilia bidentata, Azeca goodalli, Zonitoides excavatus

Macrogastra rolphii is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.

The shell of this species is sinistral, or left-handed, in its coiling.

Distribution

This species is known to occur in Western Europe in the following islands and countries:

  • Belgium
  • Great Britain
  • The Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • and others
  • References

    Macrogastra rolphii Wikipedia