Fraternal snail

Fraternal snail
M. feralis in California, United States
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)

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.

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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