Amanica praecellens

Amanica praecellens is a species of large, air-breathing land snail native to Nur (Amanos) Mountains in the Hatay Province of Turkey. It has a flattened, brown shell with an open umbilicus. It is the sole species of the genus.[1]

Amanica praecellens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Amanica
Species:
A. praecellens
Binomial name
Amanica praecellens
Naegele, 1901

References

  1. Nordsieck, Hartmut (2017). "Amanica n. gen., a new genus of Helicidae (Helicinae) from Turkey". Pulmonata, Stylommatophora, Helicoidea: Systematics with comments. Harxheim: ConchBooks. pp. 82–89.
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