Parmacella gervaisii
Parmacella gervaisii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Parmacellidae |
Genus: | Parmacella |
Species: | †P. gervaisii
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Binomial name | |
†Parmacella gervaisii Moquin-Tandon, 1850[2]
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Parmacella gervaisii is an extinct
mollusk in the family Parmacellidae
.
Parmacella gervaisii is considered to be extinct.[1]
Distribution
This species was endemic to the area near
France.[1]
Description
The animal is brown with olive green hue.[3] The shell is solid, greenish yellow, shiny, entirely opaque, concentrically striated, with 1.25 whorls, anterior part is 3 times larger than posterior part, rounded.[3] The length of the shell is 11–12 mm.[3] The width of the shell is 7 mm.[3] The height of the shell is 2-2.3 mm.[3]
Ecology
It was observed to occur almost always in pairs in April.[3]
References
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference.[3]
External links
- (in French) text about Parmacella gervaisii in French, but the image is drawing of the Parmacella valenciennii