Aegopinella erecta is an extinct species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.[1]

Aegopinella erecta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Gastrodontidae
Genus: Aegopinella
Species:
A. erecta
Binomial name
Aegopinella erecta
(Gottschick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Hyalinia (Hyalinia) subnitens var. erecta Gottschick, 1920 (superseded rank and combination)
  • Oxychilus subnitens erectum (Gottschick, 1920) (superseded rank and combination)

Distribution

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Fossils of this extinct species were found in Tertiary strata in Steinheim am Albuch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Aegopinella erecta (Gottschick, 1920)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
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