''Helicostyla nobilis'' is a
species of medium-sized, air-breathing
land snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...
, a
terrestrial pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the family
Camaenidae.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cochlostyla nobilis (Reeve, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415481 on 2021-02-03]
This species can be found in the Philippines.
Discover Life
/ref> Shells can reach a length of about .
References
External links
Reeve L.A. (1848-1850). Monograph of the genus Bulimus. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 5.
Hidalgo, J. G. (1896). Catalogue de espèces du genre Cochlostyla, Férussac, que vivent dans les Iles Philippines. Journal de Conchyliologie. 44: 237-353
Hidalgo, J. G. (1896). Observations sur quelques Cochlostyla des Philippines. Journal de Conchyliologie. 44: 5-46
Hidalgo, J. G. (1891-1904). Obras malacológicas. Estudios preliminares sobre la fauna malacológica de las Islas Filipinas. Atlas. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales de Madrid, Madrid. 170 pls
Hidalgo, J. G. (1887). Recherches conchyliologiques de M. Quadras aux ȋles Philippines. Journal de Conchyliologie. 35: 37-58, 93-192, pls. 2-7
nobilis
Gastropods described in 1848
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