Gabb's snail
| Gabb's snail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Helminthoglyptidae |
| Genus: | Micrarionta |
| Species: | M. gabbii |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrarionta gabbii (Newcomb, 1864) | |
Gabb's snail also known as the San Clemente Island snail, scientific name Micrarionta gabbii, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae.
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Roth B. (2000). Micrarionta gabbii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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