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Stenotrema blandianum

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Species of land snail

Stenotrema blandianum
Missouri slitmouth shell collected in Springfield, Missouri
Conservation status

Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Polygyridae
Genus: Stenotrema
Species: S. blandianum
Binomial name
Stenotrema blandianum
(Pilsbry, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Polygyra blandiana (Pilsbry, 1903)

Stenotrema blandianum, also known as the Missouri slitmouth, is a species of pulmonate land snail in the family Polygridae.

Physical appearance

The Missouri slitmouth possesses a glossy, striated, chestnut-brown shell without the hairs typical of species in the Stenotrema genus. The shell is imperforate and depressed with an angular periphery. The aperture is paler than the rest of the shell with an elevated lip and a defined parietal tooth.

Ecology

The Missouri slitmouth is endemic to North America, with populations found only in Arkansas and Missouri. The species is listed as imperiled globally and imperiled in Missouri. The species is unranked in Arkansas.

This snail is most commonly found under and around rocks along river bluffs and ravines.

References

  1. Pilsbry, H. A. (1903). Mollusca of western Arkansas and adjacent states, with a revision of Paravitrea. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 55: 193-214, plates 9-11.
  2. "Stenotrema blandianum". NatureServe Explorer 2.0. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  3. Hubricht, Leslie (1985). The distributions of the native land mollusks of the Eastern United States. Field Museum of Natural History.
Taxon identifiers
Stenotrema blandianum
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