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Gittenbergeria turriplana
Gittenbergeria turriplana is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Trissexodontidae.
From the article Gittenbergeria turriplana on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The shell is brown with a characteristic microsculpture, depressed with a strong keel. The first whorls are almost flat. The aperture is narrow. Margin reflected and turned outward. There are two teeth on the lower edge corresponding to 2 conspicuous depressions on the outer shell. The umbilicus is open and eccentric. The width of the shell is 12–14 mm. The height of the shell is 5–6 mm. Animal is almost black with a lighter foot, upper tentacles very long.
Range & habitat
This species is endemic to the Algarve, southern Portugal. It is a frequent species in the Algarve and locally very common.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
It lives in low altitudes on calcareous substrate, close to the coast. It is frequent at old walls and in old gardens and parks in cities, also in shrublands and cultivated areas.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 101462.