Clausilia dubia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Clausilioidea |
Family: | Clausiliidae |
Subfamily: | Clausiliinae |
Tribe: | Clausiliini |
Genus: | Clausilia |
Species: | C. dubia |
Binomial name | |
Clausilia dubia Draparnaud, 1805 |
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Clausilia dubia is a species of small, very elongate, left-handed air-breathing land snail, a sinistral terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.
The species occurs in Europe, living in countries and islands including:
All the species of snails in the family of door snails are left-handed, which is an uncommon feature in gastropods in general. These snails have shells which are extremely high-spired, with numerous whorls.
Clausilia dubia is a relatively large species for this family, reaching 16 mm in height.
The weight of the adult live snail is about 122.5 mg.