Aegista diversa
| Aegista diversa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Aegista |
| Species: | A. diversa
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| Binomial name | |
| Aegista diversa Kuroda & Miyanaga, 1936
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aegista (Plectotropis) diversa Kuroda & Miyanaga, 1936 | |
Aegista diversa is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae,[1] and was first described in 1936 by Tokubei Kuroda.[1][2] It is an hermaphrodite with fertililisation occurring as the eggs are laid.[3]
- Subspecies
- Aegista diversa excellens Kuroda & Miyanaga, 1939
Distribution and habitat
This species is endemic to Korea,[3][4] where it is found in forests under moist fallen leaves or under rocks, in the mountainous areas of the central & northern regions.[3]
References
- ^ a b c WoRMS. "Aegista diversa Kuroda & Miyanaga, 1936". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Kuroda, T. (1936). Conchological news, with preliminary reports on new species. Venus. 6 (3): 168–174
- ^ a b c "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 (NIBR: Detail - Aegista diversa)". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Kimura, Kazuki; Chiba, Satoshi; Pak, Jae-Hong (31 January 2023). "Molecular investigation on diversity of the land snail genus Aegista (Gastropoda, Camaenidae) in South Korea". Biodiversity Data Journal. 11: e96800. doi:10.3897/BDJ.11.e96800. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 10848476. PMID 38327297.
Further reading
- Kuroda, T. (1936). Conchological news, with preliminary reports on new species. Venus. 6 (3): 168–174.
- Kuroda, T. & Miyanaga, M. (1939). New Land Shells from Northern Tyosen (Korea). Venus. 9(2): 66–85.