Sitala palmaria
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Sitala palmaria is a species
of air-breathing land snail
, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae
.
by malacologist William Henry Benson
in 1864.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae is a family of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.- Distribution :...
.
Distribution
This species was described from Nandi Hills, IndiaNandi Hills, India
Nandi Hills or Nandidurg is an ancient hill fortress of southern India, in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka state. It is located just 10 km from Chickballapur town and approximately 60 km from the city of Bangalore...
by malacologist William Henry Benson
William Henry Benson
William Henry Benson was a civil servant in British India and an amateur malacologist. He made large collections of molluscs and described numerous species. He was a malacologist occurring in the U.K., India and South Africa.He joined Haileybury College in 1819 and joined the East India Company at...
in 1864.