Ammonitella yatesii
| Ammonitella yatesii | |
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| A specimen collected in 1869 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Megomphicidae |
| Genus: | Ammonitella |
| Species: | A. yatesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ammonitella yatesii J.G. Cooper, 1869 | |
Ammonitella yatesii, commonly known aa the tight coin, is a species of troglodytic land snail in the family Megomphicidae. This species is endemic to California, United States.[2]
The shell in this species is very tightly coiled, hence the common name.
References
- ↑ Roth, B. (1996). "Ammonitella yatesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T1146A3279930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1146A3279930.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 1 2 NatureServe. "Ammonitella yatesii". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 19 May 2026.