Fraternal snail

The fraternal snail (also known as the San Nicolas Island snail, scientific name Micrarionta feralis) 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.

Fraternal snail
M. feralis in California, United States
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. feralis
Binomial name
Micrarionta feralis
(Hemphill, 1901)

References
  1. 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.


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