Parmacella deshayesi

Parmacella deshayesi is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae.

Distribution
Distribution of this species include:
 * Algeria
 * Morocco
 * It could also occur in the Iberian Peninsula.

Description
The animal is evenly brown, in the young animals sometimes with blackish streaks or spots. The mantle length is 55% of body. The size of preserved specimen is up to 60 mm.

The shell is thin-walled, delicate. The apex is completely smooth, yellow.

Links

 * Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bourguignat 1864, 1-20 - FREE IMAGES