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| Oxychilus draparnaudi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Oxychilidae |
| Genus: | Oxychilus |
| Species: | O. draparnaudi |
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| Oxychilus draparnaudi (Beck, 1837) | |
Oxychilus draparnaudi, or Draparnaud's glass snail,[1] is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.[3]
Description
[edit]Oxychilus draparnaudi is large for a glass snail, also called the dark-bodied glass snail with a shell of about 14 mm (0.55 in) in maximum dimension. The shell is glossy and is a translucent yellowish-brown and gold in color, somewhat whiter underneath.[4]
The visible soft parts of the animal are a very unusual strong dark blue, mixed with grey.[4]
Shell of an Adult specimen (Ø 1.3 cm, 0.51 in)
Shell of a Juvenile specimen (Ø 4 mm, 0.16 in)
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in countries and islands including:
and other areas
Synonyms
[edit]Synonyms include Oxychilus drapanaldi, Oxychilus lucidum, Helix lucida, Helix nitida, Helicella draparnaldi, and Polita draparnaldi.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Neiber, M.T. (2017). "Oxychilus draparnaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T171547A1327952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T171547A1327952.en.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Oxychilus draparnaudi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ Spencer, H. G.; Marshall, B. A.; Willan, R. C. (2009). "Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca". In Gordon, Dennis P. (ed.). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. pp. 196–219. ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8. OCLC 340800193.
- 1 2 Janus H. (1965) The young specialist look at land and freshwater molluscs Burke, London.
- ↑ Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109.
- ↑ Virginia Land Snails, in carnegiemnh.org.
External links
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Media related to Oxychilus draparnaudi at Wikimedia Commons- Oxychilus draparnaudi at Animalbase taxonomy, short description, distribution, biology, status (threats), images
