Micrarionta feralis

Micrarionta feralis
Micrarionta feralis in California, United States
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Xanthonychidae
Genus: Micrarionta
Species:
M. feralis
Binomial name
Micrarionta feralis
(Hemphill, 1901)
Synonyms[3]
  • Helix rufocincta var. feralis Hemphill, 1901
  • Helix feralis Hemphill, 1901

Micrarionta feralis, the fraternal snail or San Nicolas Island snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae. This species is endemic to the United States, specifically California.

References

  1. โ†‘ Roth, B. (1996). "Micrarionta feralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T13300A3530912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13300A3530912.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. โ†‘ NatureServe. "Micrarionta feralis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  3. โ†‘ 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.). "Micrarionta feralis (Hemphill, 1901)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 May 2026.