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Aegopis verticillus

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Aegopis verticillus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Zonitidae
Genus: Aegopis
Species:
A. verticillus
Binomial name
Aegopis verticillus
(Lamarck, 1822)
Aegopis verticillus

Aegopis verticillus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Zonitidae, the true glass snails. It was first described in 1822 by Lamarck.[1] It is defined as Least Concern on the ICUN Red List.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Europe, including Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy and the Alps, and has been introduced to Germany.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Terrestrial Snails and Slugs". molluscs.at. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ Duda, Michael (1 January 2017). "Aegopis verticillus". IUCN Red List. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T170976A1319520.en.
  3. ^ "AnimalBase :: Aegopis verticillus species homepage". www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2020.