Oxychilus navarricus, before 2002 known as Oxychilus helveticus (Blum, 1881), is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Oxychilidae |
| Genus: | Oxychilus |
| Species: | O. navarricus
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| Oxychilus navarricus (Bourguignat, 1870)[1]
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Description
editFor terms see gastropod shell.
The 4.5–6 by 7–13 mm (0.18–0.24 by 0.28–0.51 in) shell is thin and a light horny yellowish colour. It is whitish near the umbilicus and very shiny, almost smooth. The outline is almost globulous. There are 4.5-6 weakly convex whorls with weak suture. The last whorl width is 1.5x or less of the preceding whorl which is well rounded at lower side. The umbilicus is not very wide, 1/8–1/7 of diameter. Genitalia: internal ornamentation of proximal penis consisting of more than seven longitudinal pleats, sometimes straight and distinct, sometimes wavy, slender and connected by lateral projections giving a reticulate appearance.[3]
Distribution
editThis species is known to occur in a number of countries and islands including:
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- The Netherlands [1]
- Switzerland
- Canada - introduced [2]
- and other areas
References
edit- ^ Bourguignat J. R. 1870. Mollusques nouveaux, litigieux ou peu connus. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée et de Sériciculture Comparée (2) 22: 14-30, 87-97, 166-171. Paris.
- ^ Blum J. 1881. Schnecken vom Weissenstein bei Solothurn. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 13 (10): 138-141. Frankfurt am Main.
- ^ Animalbase (Welter-Schultes)
External links
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- Oxychilus navarricus at AnimalBase taxonomy, short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images