Rumina decollata (Linnaeus 1758)

• Decollate snail
• Caracol degollado

Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Heterobranchia
Order:Stylommatophora
Suborder:Achatinina
Superfamily:Achatinoidea
Family:Achatinidae
Subfamily:Rumininae
Genus:Rumina
Species:R. decollata

34mm
Found dead among rocks and sand.

Playa del Jablito, La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias

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Morphometric evaluation of DNA-based cryptic taxa in the terrestrial decollate snail genus Rumina

Photo Taken: April 25, 2023
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