Helicina platychila


Helicina platychila is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Helicinidae.
The description of Helicina epistilia Guppy, 1868 matches this species, and these names are therefore considered synonyms.

Shell description

As in many helicinid species, the shell of Helicina platychila can be yellow, to red, to brown in colour.

Distribution

This species lives in Guadeloupe, Dominica and in Martinique.
The type locality is Guadeloupe.

Ecology

Helicina platychila is fairly common arboreally on branches and leaf surfaces, and between detritus and leaves on the ground, occasionally together with Helicina guppyi in Dominica.