Biology:Fraternal snail

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Fraternal snail
Micrarionta feralis 41939338.jpg
M. feralis in California , United States
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Xanthonychidae
Genus: Micrarionta
Species:
M. feralis
Binomial name
Micrarionta feralis
(Hemphill, 1901)

The fraternal snail (also known as the San Nicolas Island snail, scientific name Micrarionta feralis) is a species of air-breathing land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae. This species is endemic to the United States , specifically California .

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3076744 entry