Biology:Antidrymaeus dormani

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Antidrymaeus dormani
Drymaeus dormani (Manatee treesnail).jpg
Antidrymaeus dormani in Gainesville, Florida

Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Bulimulidae
Genus: Antidrymaeus
Species:
A. dormani
Binomial name
Antidrymaeus dormani
(W. G. Binney, 1857)
Synonyms[2]

Drymaeus dormani

Antidrymaeus dormani, also known as the manatee treesnail, is a species of terrestrial snail in the family Bulimulidae.[3]

These snails were once used to control sooty mold on citrus trees in central Florida.[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in northern and central Florida, north of Lake Okeechobee.[5]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q56703190 entry