Acavus haemastoma
| Acavus haemastoma | |
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| Shells of Acavus haemastoma from Sri Lanka at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Acavoidea |
| Family: | Acavidae |
| Genus: | Acavus |
| Species: | A. haemastoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Acavus haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Acavus haemastoma is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae.
Description
Acavus haemastoma has a shell reaching a width of 38-46 mm. These land snails descend to the ground only at night. They feed on rotting fruits.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is present in island's rainforest.
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