Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Staffordiidae Scientific name Staffordia toruputuensis | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Staffordioidea Genus Staffordia Rank Species | |
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Staffordia toruputuensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Staffordiidae.
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The specific name toruputuensis is apparently according to its type locality, Toruputu Peak.
Distribution
The type locality of this species is "Toruputu Peak". The altitude was not specified, but it can vary from 1750 m (birdwatching of the same author) to 7,000 feet (2,100 m) (locality of related species Staffordia staffordi). It is in Dafla Hills in India, because whole family Staffordiidae is endemic to Dafla Hills.
Description
The shell is globose with oblique columellar margin. The shell of the type specimen is not fully grown. The sculpture is very smooth, with a thick shining epidermis with indistinct striation. The color is light ochraceous olive-green.
The width of the shell is 14.0-16.5 mm. The height of the shell is 7.25 mm.