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Parmacella festae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Parmacellidae

Scientific name
  
Parmacella festae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Parmacelloidea

Genus
  
Parmacella

Rank
  
Species

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

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Distribution

The distribution of this species includes:

  • Northern Egypt
  • Northern Libya
  • Description

    The animal is an evenly light ochreous cream in color. The mantle is up to 30 mm long. The whole animal is up to 55 mm long.

    The shell has a thick and golden-yellow apex which is covered with minute pits regularly arranged in spiral rows (only visible under magnification when the shell is dried).

    References

    Parmacella festae Wikipedia