Biology:Euglandina singleyana
From HandWiki
Revision as of 17:39, 3 July 2021 by imported>MainAI5 (add)
Short description: Species of gastropod
| Euglandina singleyana | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Spiraxidae |
| Genus: | Euglandina |
| Species: | E. singleyana
|
| Binomial name | |
| Euglandina singleyana (Binney, 1892)
| |
Euglandina singleyana, the striate glandina or striate wolfsnail,[1] is a species of predatory air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Spiraxidae.
Description
This snail has a golden-tan coloration, specially adapted mouthparts, and sensitive chemical receptors. It hunts and feeds in the same fashion as its larger congener, the rosy wolf snail, Euglandina rosea.
Euglandina singleyana is typically found in West Texas . It prefers areas of prairie and forest, under substrate of dead wood.
References
- ↑ "Euglandina singleyana at ZipcodeZoo". BayScience Foundation. http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/E/Euglandina_singleyana/. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
Wikidata ☰ Q3074538 entry
 |  |
