Helminthoglypta nickliniana | |
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Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Xanthonychidae |
Genus: | Helminthoglypta |
Species: | H. nickliniana |
Binomial name | |
Helminthoglypta nickliniana (I. Lea, 1838) |
Helminthoglypta nickliniana, common name "Nicklin's Peninsula snail" or "Coast Range shoulderband" is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae.
This snail is endemic to the United States.
Description
This species creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Helminthoglypta nickliniana (I. Lea, 1838)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Helminthoglypta nickliniana | |
Helix nickliniana |
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