Helix melanostoma is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[2]

Appearance

Colour of the shell greyish or almost white. The inner margin of the mouth brown or violet. Size about 38 × 36 to 28 × 33 mm.

Distribution

  • Helix melanostoma occurs in Algeria, Tunisia and South France[3]

References

  1. ^ Draparnaud J. P. R. (1801). Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. pp. [1-2], 1-116. Montpellier, Paris.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helix melanostoma Draparnaud, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050280 on 2021-02-14
  3. ^ "Escargots : HelixMelanostomaCarto". www.onem-france.org. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_melanostoma
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