Faustina cingulella is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the true snails. It is native to Poland and Slovakia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Faustina |
| Species: | F. cingulella
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| Faustina cingulella (Rossmässler, 1837)
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Distribution and habitat
editF. cingulella is known at least 50 locations across the northern Carpathian Mountains in Poland and Slovakia at elevations of 600–2,100 m (2,000–6,900 ft) above sea level. It inhabits rocky areas and is mainly associated with limestone, though it may also be found on dolomite.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Fehér, Z. (2011). "Faustina cingulella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T4643A11056520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T4643A11056520.en. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Neubert E (3 June 2019). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Faustina cingulella (Rossmässler, 1837)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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