Helix goderdziana | |
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Heterobranchia
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Euthyneura |
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Species: | H. goderdziana
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Helix goderdziana Mumladze, Tarkhnishvili & Pokryszko, 2008
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Helix goderdziana is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snail.
This is the largest species in the genus Helix. [1]
This species occurs in the Lesser Caucasus in southwestern Georgia [1] Takes its name from the Goderdzi Pass where it originates. It is the largest non-tropical Eurasian land snail. [2] Presents a 68 mm diameter shell, larger than any other species in the genus, a pale yellowish-brown foot, and shorter glands. [1]
This snail lives in humid mountain forests. [1]