Biology:Micrarionta opuntia
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Micrarionta opuntia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Xanthonychidae |
| Genus: | Micrarionta |
| Species: | M. opuntia
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrarionta opuntia Roth, 1975
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Micrarionta opuntia, known as the prickly pear island snail, pricklypear islandsnail, or prickly pear snail, is a species of land snail in the family Xanthonychidae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to California , first formally described in 1975.[4]
The type locality is northeastern San Nicolas Island, at the base of a prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis), in a small depression.[4] It reaches around 10.5 mm (13⁄32 in) in diameter.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roth, B. (1996). "Micrarionta opuntia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T13306A3530813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13306A3530813.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13306/3530813. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Micrarionta opuntia Roth, 1975. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1351785 on 2020-03-29
- ↑ "Micrarionta opuntia Roth, 1975". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=77804. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Roth, Barry (1975). "Description of a new terrestrial snail from San Nicolas Island, California (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 74.
Wikidata ☰ Q514574 entry
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