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Alinda fallax

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Alinda fallax
Shell of Alinda fallax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Genus: Alinda
Species:
A. fallax
Binomial name
Alinda fallax
(Rossmässler, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Alinda (Alinda) fallax (Rossmässler, 1836)
  • Alinda (Pseudalinda) fallax (Rossmässler, 1836) · alternative representation
  • Balea (Pseudalinda) fallax (Rossmässler, 1836)
  • Clausilia (Pseudalinda) fallax Rossmässler, 1836 superseded combination
  • Clausilia (Pseudalinda) fallax mut. viridana M. Kimakowicz, 1883 junior subjective synonym
  • Clausilia fallax Rossmässler, 1836 (original combination)
  • Clausilia obscura A. Schmidt, 1868 (junior synonym)
  • Pseudalinda (Pseudalinda) fallax (Rossmässler, 1836) (superseded generic combination)

Alinda fallax is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 22 mm, its diameter between 4 mm and 5.5 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell features a barely visible fissure and has a fusiform, swollen shape with small ribs, broad in form, and a brownish-horn color. The aperture is wide and rounded-pyriform, with a swollen spire and a crested base. The peristome is continuous, with a solitary, reflexed, reddish edge. The lower lamella is set apart, and there are two upper palatal folds, with the lower posterior fold being very short. A crescent-shaped fold is incomplete, and the columellar fold is slightly submerged. The area surrounding the umbilicus is hemispherical. [2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Eastern and Southeastern Europe.

References

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  1. ^ Alinda fallax (Rossmässler, 1836). 15 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Rossmässler, E.A. (1835–1837). Iconographie der Land- & Süßwasser- Mollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten. Dresden und Leipzig: Arnoldische Buchhandlung. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft). p. 102.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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