Faustina cingulella

Faustina cingulella is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the true snails. It is native to Poland and Slovakia.

Faustina cingulella
F. cingulella shells
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Helicidae
Genus:	Faustina
Species:	F. cingulella
Binomial name
Faustina cingulella (Rossmässler, 1837)
Synonyms[2]
Chilostoma (Faustina) cingulellum (Rossmässler, 1837) Helix cingulella Rossmässler, 1837

Distribution and habitat

F. cingulella is known at least 50 locations across the northern Carpathian Mountains in Poland and Slovakia at elevations of 600–2,100 m (2,000–6,900 ft) above sea level. It inhabits rocky areas and is mainly associated with limestone, though it may also be found on dolomite.^[1]