Biology:Gabb's snail

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Gabb's snail
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.296491 - Micrarionta gabbi (Newcomb, 1864) - Helminthoglyptidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Xanthonychidae
Genus: Micrarionta
Species:
M. gabbii
Binomial name
Micrarionta gabbii
(Newcomb, 1864)

Gabb's snail also known as the San Clemente Island snail, scientific name Micrarionta gabbii, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae.

This species is endemic to the United States . Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3079369 entry