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

Aegista congener
Shell of Aegista congener (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Subfamily: Bradybaeninae
Tribe: Aegistini
Genus: Aegista
Species:
A. congener
Binomial name
Aegista congener
Preston, 1914
Synonyms[1]

Aegista (Aegista) congener Preston, 1914 (no subgenera are recognized)

Description

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The diameter of the shell attains 12 mm, its height 7 mm.

The shell of this species deviates from Aegista mitanensis (Godwin-Austen, 1889), notably in its broader, less elevated shape, accompanied by a smoother, less pronounced angle at the periphery, and a significantly wider umbilicus. [2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Assam, India.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aegista congener Preston, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1436425 on 2024-05-15
  2. ^ Preston, H. B. (1914). Characters of new land and freshwater shells from the Naga Hills, Assam. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 11: 19-24. London   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.