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Bostryx fragilis

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58: 320: 33: 274:. The surface is slightly shining, the incrassate growth striae overlaid on the last whorls by whitish, low, axial costulae, which are partly forked and do not always cover the whole whorl, but may end in between the sutures or shell base. Upper whorls are with fine, interrupted spiral threads. 306: 297:
has 6.8 whorls and dimensions of the holotype are as follows: The width of the shell is 8.7 mm. The height of the shell is 18.0 mm. The width of the aperture is 4.5 mm. The height of the aperture is 7.3 mm. The height of the last whorl is 11.3 mm.
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The shell has 6.6-7.1 whorls. The width of the shell is 8.0-9.2 mm. The height of the shell is 16.9-18.9 mm. The width of the aperture is 4–5 mm. The height of the aperture is 6.6-8.2 mm. The height of the last whorl is 9.2-11.9 mm.
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The shell up to 18.9 mm in height, two times as long as wide, narrowly perforate, elongate, with hardly convex sides and fragile. Colour is whitish on a translucent background, the upper whorls are becoming gradually tawny-brown towards the
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is elongate-subovate, 1.61 times as long as wide, 0.40 times the total height. Peristome is thin and simple. Columellar margin is nearly straight, very narrowly dilated above.
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Breure A. S. H. & Mogollón Avila V. (2010). "Well-known and little-known: miscellaneous notes on Peruvian Orthalicidae (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)".
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is with wrinkles, mostly broken into granules and crossed by finely incised spiral lines. The shell has 6.8 whorls, that are hardly convex. The
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There is a morphological resemblance between the species mentioned above and some
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Haas, 1949, both in general shell shape and - superficially - also in protoconch
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is characterized by the whitish lines on the thin, translucent
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of these two genera in this region warrant further study.
490: 220:and means "fragile", it refers to the thin shell. 454: 452: 450: 448: 446: 444: 442: 440: 438: 436: 434: 432: 430: 428: 426: 424: 422: 420: 418: 416: 414: 412: 410: 361:(Cousin, 1887), also described from southern 8: 380:species occurring in the same region, e.g. 327:showing fine, interrupted spiral lines and 478: 31: 20: 406: 7: 14: 168:Breure & Mogollón Avila, 2010 239:, 03°40’53’S 080°26’10’W, 25 m, 56: 1: 549:Gastropods described in 2010 282:is slightly impressed. The 258:, the tawny-brownish upper 565: 323:Photo of upper whorls of 309:Paratype of the shell of 158: 151: 53:Scientific classification 51: 39: 30: 23: 461:Zoologische Mededelingen 390:. The relationships and 47:. Shell height 18.0 mm. 313:. Shell height 17.4 mm. 383:Bulimulus inconspicuus 335: 314: 345:is closely allied to 322: 308: 235:The type locality is 237:Quebrada Santa Maria 16:Species of gastropod 368:Bostryx delicatulus 358:Bostryx alausiensis 355:further resembles 336: 315: 262:and the prominent 531: 530: 484:Taxon identifiers 340: 339: 173: 172: 556: 524: 523: 511: 510: 509: 492:Bostryx fragilis 479: 472: 456: 353:Bostryx fragilis 343:Bostryx fragilis 325:Bostryx fragilis 311:Thaumastus flori 301: 300: 252:Bostryx fragilis 211:specific epithet 177:Bostryx fragilis 164: 162:Bostryx fragilis 144:B. fragilis 61: 60: 45:Bostryx fragilis 43:of the shell of 35: 25:Bostryx fragilis 21: 564: 563: 559: 558: 557: 555: 554: 553: 534: 533: 532: 527: 519: 514: 505: 504: 499: 486: 476: 475: 457: 408: 400: 249: 226: 169: 166: 160: 147: 110:Stylommatophora 55: 17: 12: 11: 5: 562: 560: 552: 551: 546: 536: 535: 529: 528: 526: 525: 512: 496: 494: 488: 487: 482: 474: 473: 405: 404: 399: 396: 392:phylogeography 338: 337: 316: 248: 245: 233: 232: 225: 222: 218:Latin language 202:in the family 188:air-breathing 171: 170: 167: 156: 155: 149: 148: 141: 139: 135: 134: 127: 123: 122: 117: 113: 112: 107: 103: 102: 97: 93: 92: 87: 83: 82: 77: 73: 72: 67: 63: 62: 49: 48: 37: 36: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 561: 550: 547: 545: 542: 541: 539: 522: 517: 513: 508: 502: 498: 497: 495: 493: 489: 485: 480: 470: 466: 463: 462: 455: 453: 451: 449: 447: 445: 443: 441: 439: 437: 435: 433: 431: 429: 427: 425: 423: 421: 419: 417: 415: 413: 411: 407: 403: 397: 395: 393: 389: 385: 384: 379: 378: 372: 370: 369: 364: 360: 359: 354: 350: 349: 348:Bostryx juana 344: 333: 330: 326: 321: 317: 312: 307: 303: 302: 299: 296: 291: 287: 285: 281: 277: 273: 267: 265: 261: 257: 253: 246: 244: 242: 241:Tumbes Region 238: 231: 228: 227: 223: 221: 219: 215: 212: 207: 205: 201: 198: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 178: 165: 163: 157: 154: 153:Binomial name 150: 146: 145: 140: 137: 136: 133: 132: 128: 125: 124: 121: 118: 115: 114: 111: 108: 105: 104: 101: 98: 95: 94: 91: 88: 85: 84: 81: 78: 75: 74: 71: 68: 65: 64: 59: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 19: 491: 464: 459: 401: 381: 375: 373: 366: 356: 352: 346: 342: 341: 324: 310: 292: 288: 268: 251: 250: 234: 224:Distribution 216:is from the 213: 208: 176: 175: 174: 161: 159: 143: 142: 130: 44: 24: 18: 544:Bulimulidae 247:Description 204:Bulimulidae 120:Bulimulidae 538:Categories 398:References 329:protoconch 276:Protoconch 264:last whorl 190:land snail 100:Gastropoda 388:sculpture 377:Bulimulus 332:sculpture 197:gastropod 194:pulmonate 138:Species: 76:Kingdom: 70:Eukaryota 521:19697044 507:Q4948309 501:Wikidata 295:holotype 284:aperture 243:, Peru. 214:fragilis 186:tropical 116:Family: 90:Mollusca 86:Phylum: 80:Animalia 66:Domain: 41:Holotype 363:Ecuador 200:mollusk 182:species 131:Bostryx 126:Genus: 106:Order: 96:Class: 280:suture 260:whorls 256:shell 180:is a 293:The 272:apex 230:Peru 209:The 192:, a 184:of 516:EoL 469:HTM 540:: 518:: 503:: 467:. 465:84 409:^ 266:. 206:. 471:. 334:.

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Holotype
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora
Bulimulidae
Bostryx
Binomial name
species
tropical
land snail
pulmonate
gastropod
mollusk
Bulimulidae
specific epithet
Latin language
Peru
Quebrada Santa Maria
Tumbes Region
shell
whorls
last whorl
apex
Protoconch
suture

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