Pyramidula kuznetsovi
Pyramidula kuznetsovi is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidulidae.
| Pyramidula kuznetsovi | |
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| Two paratypes and holotype of P. kuznetsovi in collection of Zoological Museum of Moscow University | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra |
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| Species: | P. kuznetsovi |
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| Pyramidula kuznetsovi Schileyko & Balashov, 2012[1] | |
Shell description
The diameter of the shell is up to 2.6 mm, the height is up to 2.3 mm at 5.5 whorls.[1] The presence of a distinct peripheral angle distinguishes this species from all other known species in this genus.[1]
Distribution
This species is known only from four closely grouped locations in the valley of the Kali Gandaki River between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna mountains, Mustang District of Nepal.[1]
References
- Schileyko A.A. & Balashov I.A. 2012. Pyramidula kuznetsovi sp. nov. – a new species of land mollusсs from Nepal (Pulmonata, Pyramidulidae). Ruthenica. 22 (1): 41-45.
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