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Pomatias elegans

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has an eccentric calcified nucleus, and bears a spiral sculpture. The length of the shells varies between 12.5 mm and 15.8 mm and its diameter between 7 mm and 11.5 mm.
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Journal of Molluscan Studies, GENETIC AND MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN THE LAND WINKLE POMATIAS ELEGANS (MÜLLER) (CAENOGASTROPODA: POMATIASIDAE) Volume 67, Issue 2, pp 145–152 (
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and slightly conical. It is composed of 4 ½ - 5 convex spires with the last one as the largest one. The surface of the shell is
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The waves of contractions on the surface of the foot are longitudinal, passing from side to side.
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with dark spots and discontinued bands of beige and violet colours. The thick and chalky
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taxonomy, short description, distribution, biology, status (threats), images
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Monia Ben Romdhane; Chahrazed El Hefdi; Mohamed Ben Dalem (2008).
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The survival of this species is threatened in Central Europe by
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This snail lives only in areas where there are high levels of
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http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/content/67/2/145.abstract
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operculum
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Pomatiidae
Pomatias
Binomial name
Müller
Synonyms
common name
species
land snail
operculum
terrestrial
gastropod
mollusk
Pomatiidae
Littorinoidea

Southern Europe
Istanbul
Bosphorus
Britain
North Africa

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