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Parmacella deshayesi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Parmacellidae

Scientific name
  
Parmacella deshayesi

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Parmacelloidea

Genus
  
Parmacella

Rank
  
Species

Parmacella deshayesi is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae.

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Distribution

Distribution of this species include:

  • Algeria
  • Morocco
  • It could also occur in the Iberian Peninsula.
  • Description

    The animal is evenly brown, in the young animals sometimes with blackish streaks or spots. The mantle length is 55% of body. The size of preserved specimen is up to 60 mm.

    The shell is thin-walled, delicate. The apex is completely smooth, yellow.

    References

    Parmacella deshayesi Wikipedia