Helminthoglypta umbilicata
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Xanthonychidae |
| Genus: | Helminthoglypta |
| Species: | H. umbilicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Helminthoglypta umbilicata (Pilsbry, 1898) | |
Helminthoglypta umbilicata, or the Big Sur shoulderband snail, is a North American species of air-breathing land snail. It is found in California,[1] from Monterey Bay to Morro Bay.[2] The shell has an open umbilicus and is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in) in diameter.[3] It uses reusable love darts in mating.[4]
Synonyms
Synonyms include:[5]
- Epiphragmophora tudiculata var. umbilicata Pilsbry, 1898 (original rank)
- Epiphragmophora dupetithouarsi cuestana Edson, 1912
- Helix dupetithouarsi var. concursus Pilsbry, 1924
- Helminthoglypta umbilicata cayucosensis Pilsbry, 1925
- Helminthoglypta umbilicata lioderma Pilsbry, 1939
References
- 1 2 NatureServe. "Helminthoglypta umbilicata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ↑ "CCGP — Helminthoglypta tudiculata (Southern California Shoulderband Snail)". CCGP. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ↑ Pilsbury, H. A. (1898). "Notices of new species and varieties of American land shells". The Nautilus. 12 (2): 22.
- ↑ Lodi, Monica; Koene, Joris M. (2015-08-25). "The love-darts of land snails: integrating physiology, morphology and behaviour". Journal of Molluscan Studies eyv046. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyv046. hdl:1871.1/8b0d7c23-7932-42e5-b939-5ac3307f1413. ISSN 0260-1230.
- ↑ "Molluscabase - Helminthoglypta umbilicata (Pilsbry, 1898)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
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