Carychium exiguum

Carychium exiguum
Carychium exiguum
Secure
Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Ellobiida
Family: Ellobiidae
Genus: Carychium
Species:
C. exiguum
Binomial name
Carychium exiguum
(Say, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
  • Carychium euphaeum Bourguignat, 1857
  • Carychium existelium Bourguignat, 1857
  • Carychium perexiguum Baker, 1938
  • Pupa exigua Say, 1822

Carychium exiguum, common name the obese thorn snail, is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Carychiinae.

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe. "Carychium exiguum". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Carychium exiguum (Say, 1822)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 April 2026.