Harmozica ravergiensis

Harmozica ravergiensis
Apertual view of a shell of Harmozica ravergiensis. Width of the shell is 12 mm.
not evaluated[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Hygromiidae
Subfamily: Monachainae[2]
Genus: Harmozica
Subgenus: Harmozica
Species: H. ravergiensis
Binomial name
Harmozica ravergiensis
(Férussac, 1835)[3]
Synonyms[4]

Helix ravergiensis Férussac, 1835

Harmozica ravergiensis is a species of an air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

This is the type species of the genus Harmozica.[5]

The specific name ravergiensis is in honour of Mr. M. Ravergie.[3]

Distribution

The distribution of this species is Caucasian[6] and countries include:

The type locality is "Caucasus".[4]

Description

The shape of the shell of Harmozica ravergiensis is globose.

Apical view of a shell.
Umbilical view of a shell.

References

  1. IUCN (2013). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Caucasian Land Snails". accessed May 2, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Férussac A. E. J. P. J. F. d'Audebard de (1835). "Novæ species aut minus cognitæ e Chondri, Bulimi, Peristomæ Helicisque generibus præcipue Rossiæ meridionalis; auctore J. Krynicki, Prof." In-8. de 45 p. av. 5 pl. color. (Extrait du Bullet. de la Société impér. des natural. de Moscou, tome VI.). Bulletin Zoologique 1835: 19-21. page 21.
  4. 1 2 "Species taxon summary ravergiensis Férussac, 1835 described in Helix". AnimalBase, accessed May 2, 2014.
  5. "Genus taxon summary for Harmozica". AnimalBase, accessed May 2, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Balashov I. A., Kramarenko S. S., Zhukov A. V., Shklyaruk A. N., Baidashnikov A. A. & Vasyliuk A. V. (2013). "Contribution to the knowledge of terrestrial molluscs in southeastern Ukraine". Malacologica Bohemoslovaca 12: 62-69. PDF.
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