Phenacolimax major (A.Férussac, 1807) is a animal in the Vitrinidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phenacolimax major (A.Férussac, 1807)

Phenacolimax major (A.Férussac, 1807)

Phenacolimax major is a small European air-breathing land snail in the Vitrinidae family, found across Western Europe including Great Britain, Switzerland, and Germany.

Family
Genus
Phenacolimax
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Phenacolimax major (A.Férussac, 1807)

Phenacolimax major (A.Férussac, 1807) is a small air-breathing land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Vitrinidae, and it is a European species. This species has been recorded to occur across multiple Western European countries and islands. Confirmed locations include Great Britain, Switzerland, and Germany, and it is also found in other areas of the region.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Vitrinidae Phenacolimax

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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