Marmorana platychela
Marmorana platychela is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.
| Marmorana platychela | |
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| A live individual of Marmorana platychela | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | M. platychela |
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| Marmorana platychela (Menke, 1830) | |
Distribution
This species lives in north-western Sicilia (Italy).[1] It is confined to limestone rock faces.
Description
 Shells of Marmorana platychela. |
 Globular forms from Monte Pellegrino. |
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References
- Fiorentino V, Manganelli G, Giusti F (2008). "Multiple scale patterns of shell and anatomy variability in land snails: the case of the Sicilian Marmorana (Gastropoda: Pulmonata, Helicidae)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 93: 359–370. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00940.x. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
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- Species summary for Marmorana platychela AnimalBase
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