Drymaeus dormani (W.G.Binney, 1857) is a animal in the Bulimulidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Drymaeus dormani (W.G.Binney, 1857)

Drymaeus dormani (W.G.Binney, 1857)

Drymaeus dormani, the manatee treesnail, is a terrestrial bulimulid snail found in Florida once used for sooty mold control.

Family
Genus
Drymaeus
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Drymaeus dormani (W.G.Binney, 1857)

Drymaeus dormani (W.G.Binney, 1857), also referred to as Antidrymaeus dormani and commonly called the manatee treesnail, is a species of terrestrial snail that belongs to the family Bulimulidae. In the past, these snails were used to control sooty mold on citrus trees growing in central Florida. This species is distributed across northern and central Florida, in all areas located north of Lake Okeechobee.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Bulimulidae › Drymaeus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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