Alinda stabilis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.[1]

Alinda stabilis
Shell of Alinda stabilis (holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Genus: Alinda
Species:
A. stabilis
Binomial name
Alinda stabilis
(L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Alinda (Pseudalinda) stabilis (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) · alternative representation
  • Balea (Pseudalinda) stabilis (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
  • Clausilia stabilis L. Pfeiffer, 1847 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 14 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell shows an arched slit, it is club-shaped and spindle-like. It is solid, tightly folded, translucent, and glossy with a horn-yellow hue. The spire tapers abruptly above, with a somewhat blunt tip. It comprises 11 convex whorls. The body whorl is swollen behind the aperture, rough in texture, and features a short crest at the base. The aperture is oval-pyriform, distinctly canaliculated at the base, with a thick palatal callus that narrows linearly. The upper lamella is relatively large, while the lower one is deep and subvertical, marked by a distinct crescent-shaped fold. The upper palatal fold is visible, and the columellar fold is slightly submerged. The peristome is continuous, free, and expanded, with sinuated upper and outer margins. [2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Eastern Europe, mainly in Poland, Hungary and Romania. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Alinda stabilis (L. Pfeiffer, 1847). 18 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Pfeiffer, L. (1847). "Diagnosen neuer Heliceen". Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. 4 (1): 70. Retrieved 18 August 2024.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Gbif.org: Alinda stabilis
  • Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. Sofia/Moskva: Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)