Wreathed cactus snail
| Wreathed cactus snail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Helminthoglyptidae |
| Genus: | Xerarionta |
| Species: | X. redimita |
| Binomial name | |
| Xerarionta redimita (W.G. Binney, 1858) | |
The wreathed cactus snail, scientific name Xerarionta redimita, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helminthoglyptidae. This species is endemic to the United States.
References
- ↑ Roth, B. (1996). "Xerarionta redimita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
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