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Stenotrema brevipila

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Species of land snail

Stenotrema brevipila
Talladega slitmouth found at Mt. Cheaha in Chebourne County, Alabama
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. brevipila
Binomial name
Stenotrema brevipila
(G.H. Clapp, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Polygyra (Stenotrema) brevipila G. H. Clapp, 1907 (original combination)
  • Polygyra brevipila G. H. Clapp, 1907 ·(unaccepted combination)
  • Polygyra brevipila cherokeensis G. H. Clapp, 1916
  • Stenotrema (Stenotrema) brevipila (G. H. Clapp, 1907) alternative representation

Stenotrema brevipila, also known as the Talladega slitmouth, is a species of pulmonate land snail in the family Polygyridae.

The species is named after Horseblock Mountain, also known as Talladega Mountain, in Talladega County, Alabama.

Physical appearance

The Talladega slitmouth possesses an imperforate, globose, convex, reddish-brown shell covered with fine, short hairs typical among members of the Stenotrema genus. There are 5 whorls, and it is equally rounded on both the top and bottom. The aperture is pale, transverse, and very narrow, with its margin extending outwards from the shell. There is a defined parietal tooth that projects beyond the aperture lip.

The Talladega slitmouth is most visually similar to Stenotrema altispira, the highland slitmouth.

Ecology

The Talladega slitmouth is endemic to the southeastern United States, where it can be found in Georgia and Alabama. The species is listed as imperiled globally.

This species is most commonly found around rocky outcrops and talus, on or under rocks or leaf litter. They are commonly found in mountainous areas with high elevation (around 2,000 ft or 609 meters). Herbert H. Smith claimed the species is difficult to find, commenting that surveyors would turn over "perhaps fifty" large rocks to find only one shell.

References

  1. Stenotrema brevipila (G. H. Clapp, 1907). 26 December 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Clapp, G. H. (1907). New species of Stenotrema and Paravitrea from Alabama. The Nautilus. 20(10): 109-111, pl. 5.
  3. "Stenotrema brevipila". NatureServe Explorer 2.0. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  4. Hubricht, Leslie (1985). The distributions of the native land mollusks of the Eastern United States. Field Museum of Natural History.
Taxon identifiers
Stenotrema brevipila
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