Aegista serpestes
| Aegista serpestes | |
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| Shell of Aegista serpestes (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Aegista |
| Species: | A. serpestes
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| Binomial name | |
| Aegista serpestes (Heude, 1890)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Helix serpestes Heude, 1890 (original combination) | |
Aegista serpestes is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[1]
Description
The shell attains a diameter of 18 mm (0.7 in), and a height of 13 mm (0.5 in).
Distribution
This species occurs in China.
References
- ^ a b WoRMS. "Aegista serpestes (Heude, 1890)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- Yen, T.-C. (1939). Die chinesischen Land- und Süßwasser-Gastropoden des Natur-Museums Senckenberg. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 444: 1–233, pl. 1–16. Frankfurt am Main.
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