Helix goderdziana
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| Helix goderdziana | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Helix |
| Species: | H. goderdziana
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| Binomial name | |
| Helix goderdziana Mumladze, Tarkhnishvili & Pokryszko, 2008[1]
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Helix goderdziana is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
This is the largest species in the genus Helix.[1]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species occurs in the Lesser Caucasus in southwestern Georgia[1] Takes its name from the Goderdzi Pass where it originates. It is the largest non-tropical Eurasian land snail.[2] Presents a 68 mm diameter shell, larger than any other species in the genus, a pale yellowish-brown foot, and shorter glands.[1]
Biotope
[edit | edit source]This snail lives in humid mountain forests.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d e Mumladze L., Tarkhnishvili D. & Pokryszko B.M. 2008. A new species of the genus Helix from the Lesser Caucasus (sw Georgia). Journal of Conchology, volume: 39, part 5, page 483, published June 2008. abstract
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