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Acavus haemastoma

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Acavus haemastoma
Shells of Acavus haemastoma from Sri Lanka at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
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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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