Planispira deaniana

Planispira deaniana is a species of discoid air-breathing land snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.[1]

Planispira deaniana
Planispira deaniana
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P. deaniana
Binomial name
Planispira deaniana
(Ford, 1890)

Morphology

The shell of this species is oblate, with red outer lip and light brown periostracum. Some individuals have 1~2 black or brown annular bands.

Distribution

Western and Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.[1]

References

  1. Telnov, Dmitry (May 2014). "Review and assessment of the literature on recent non-marine molluscs of the Papuan biogeographical region". Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea.: 89.
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