Drymaeus papyraceus (Mawe, 1823) is a animal in the Bulimulidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Drymaeus papyraceus (Mawe, 1823)

Drymaeus papyraceus (Mawe, 1823)

Drymaeus papyraceus, the fragile snail, is a South American tropical air-breathing land snail in the family Bulimulidae.

Family
Genus
Drymaeus
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Drymaeus papyraceus (Mawe, 1823)

Drymaeus papyraceus, first described by Mawe in 1823, is commonly called the fragile snail. This species is a tropical air-breathing land snail. It is a pulmonate gastropod mollusc that belongs to the family Bulimulidae, and it is native to certain regions of South America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Bulimulidae Drymaeus

More from Bulimulidae

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