Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Gastrodontoidea Genus Vitrea Scientific name Vitrea crystallina Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Pristilomatidae Subgenus Crystallus Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Vitrea, Aegopinella pura, Punctum pygmaeum, Carychium minimum, Euconulus fulvus | ||
Vitrea crystallina is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae.
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Description
For terms see gastropod shell.
The 1.4-2.1 x 3-4 mm. shell is variable. It has 4-5 whorls and the last whorl width seen from above 1.5-2 x of penultimate whorl. The umbilicus is narrow, much narrower than in Vitrea botterii, but clearly open, showing penultimate whorl, initially narrower, widened only at last whorl.Usually smaller than V. diaphana, and larger than V. contracta which has more densely coiled whorls.
Distribution
This species occurs in countries and islands including:
References
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