''Causa holosericea'' is a species of air-breathing
land snail, a
terrestrial
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pulmonate gastropod mollusk
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in the family
Helicidae
Helicidae is a large, diverse family (biology), family of small to large, air-breathing land snails, sometimes called the "typical snails."
A number of species in this family are valued as food items, including ''Cornu aspersum'' (formerly ''Heli ...
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[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Causa holosericea (S. Studer, 1820). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002171 on 2020-07-30]
Distribution
The distribution of this species is
Alpine
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Places Europe
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** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range
Australia
* Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village
* Alpine National Pa ...
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Slovakia
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Italy
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Austria
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Croatia
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Liechtenstein
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Slovenia
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Shell description
File:Causa holosericea shell 2.jpg, apical view
File:Causa holosericea shell 3.jpg, umbilical view
References
External links
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Helicidae
Gastropods described in 1791
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