Sultana sultana (Dillwyn, 1817) is a animal in the Orthalicidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sultana sultana (Dillwyn, 1817)

Sultana sultana (Dillwyn, 1817)

Sultana sultana is a South American land snail found in low-altitude moist forests across a wide geographic range.

Family
Genus
Sultana
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Sultana sultana (Dillwyn, 1817)

Sultana sultana (Dillwyn, 1817) is a species of land snail. Its shell reaches a height of 87.4 mm and a diameter of 54.5 mm. This species occurs widely across South America, with documented occurrences in Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname. Recent observations collected via citizen science apps confirm these previously documented records. It inhabits low-altitude moist forests.

Photo: (c) Sidnei Dantas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Sidnei Dantas · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Orthalicidae Sultana

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

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