Aegista tenerrima is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Camaenidae.[1]

Aegista tenerrima
Shell of Aegista tenerrima (holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Aegista
Species:
A. tenerrima
Binomial name
Aegista tenerrima

Description

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The diameter of the shell attains 18 mm, its height 11 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in China.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Aegista tenerrima Möllendorff, 1899". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  • Yen, T.-C. (1939). Die chinesischen Land- und Süßwasser-Gastropoden des Natur-Museums Senckenberg. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 444: 1–233, pl. 1–16. Frankfurt am Main.
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