Ryssota otaheitana | |
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Five views of a shell of Ryssota ovum | |
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Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
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Species: | R. ovum
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Ryssota ovum (
Valenciennes, 1854)
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Ryssota ovum, the polished muffin, is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. [1]
Ryssota ovum is endemic to the Philippines, mainly in Luzon and in the island of Panay. [2] [3]
Ryssota ovum can normally be found underneath forest leaves and branches at the buttresses of tree. This species depends on moisture for survival. So it is abundant during the rainy season, while in the dry season it is present only in damp areas or in cool places. [2]
This species is the largest land snail in the Philippines. Shells of Ryssota ovum can reach a diameter of 70–100 millimetres (2.8–3.9 in). [3] These very large shells vary in color from pale brown to maroon and sometimes they show a brighter apex. The aperture is large and the interior may be white or bluish-white.
Ryssota ovum is nocturnal. As darkness approaches, these land snails start to move and feed on decomposing forest debris. At daybreak, they hide themselves among the forest litter. They are well-camouflaged in the soil at the base of trees among roots, fallen rotten branches, dead leaves or weathered rock surfaces. [2]
The meat of these land snails (in Filipino called Bayuku) are considered a delicacy in Philippines. The empty shells are used as salt containers, ashtrays and drinking vessels. [2]
Ryssota otaheitana | |
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Five views of a shell of Ryssota ovum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | clade
Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | R. ovum
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Binomial name | |
Ryssota ovum (
Valenciennes, 1854)
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Synonyms | |
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Ryssota ovum, the polished muffin, is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. [1]
Ryssota ovum is endemic to the Philippines, mainly in Luzon and in the island of Panay. [2] [3]
Ryssota ovum can normally be found underneath forest leaves and branches at the buttresses of tree. This species depends on moisture for survival. So it is abundant during the rainy season, while in the dry season it is present only in damp areas or in cool places. [2]
This species is the largest land snail in the Philippines. Shells of Ryssota ovum can reach a diameter of 70–100 millimetres (2.8–3.9 in). [3] These very large shells vary in color from pale brown to maroon and sometimes they show a brighter apex. The aperture is large and the interior may be white or bluish-white.
Ryssota ovum is nocturnal. As darkness approaches, these land snails start to move and feed on decomposing forest debris. At daybreak, they hide themselves among the forest litter. They are well-camouflaged in the soil at the base of trees among roots, fallen rotten branches, dead leaves or weathered rock surfaces. [2]
The meat of these land snails (in Filipino called Bayuku) are considered a delicacy in Philippines. The empty shells are used as salt containers, ashtrays and drinking vessels. [2]