Helminthoglypta tudiculata

Helminthoglypta tudiculata
Imperiled
Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Xanthonychidae
Genus: Helminthoglypta
Species:
H. tudiculata
Binomial name
Helminthoglypta tudiculata
(I. Lea, 1838)

Helminthoglypta tudiculata, common names the southern California shoulderband or southern shoulderband, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae.

This snail is endemic to the United States.

Anatomy

This species creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe. "Helminthoglypta tudiculata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
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