Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Orculidae Scientific name Pagodulina pagodula | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Pupilloidea Genus Pagodulina Rank Species | |
Similar Truncatellina claustralis, Pupilla alpicola, Borysthenia naticina, Orcula dolium, Falniowskia neglectissima | ||
Pagodulina pagodula is a species of minute land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Orculidae, and the superfamily Pupilloidea.
Contents
Pagodulina pagodula is the type species of the genus Pagodulina.
The genus and the species name both mean little pagoda, a reference to the shape of the shell.
Shell description
The shells of this snail species are minute, about 3 mm in height, barrel-shaped or skep-shaped, with a flared and somewhat ear-shaped aperture.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is Alpine. It occurs in the following countries:
References
Pagodulina pagodula Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA