Helminthoglypta diabloensis (J.G.Cooper, 1869) is a animal in the Xanthonychidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Helminthoglypta diabloensis (J.G.Cooper, 1869)

Helminthoglypta diabloensis (J.G.Cooper, 1869)

Helminthoglypta diabloensis, the silky shoulderband snail, is an air-breathing California land snail with six to seven coiled shell whorls.

Genus
Helminthoglypta
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Helminthoglypta diabloensis (J.G.Cooper, 1869)

Helminthoglypta diabloensis, commonly known as the silky shoulderband snail, is a North American species of air-breathing land snail. It is found in California, with populations documented in the California Coast Ranges, the Diablo Range, and parts of Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Yolo, Colusa, and Napa Counties. The shell of this species has six to seven tightly coiled whorls. This species was originally formally described under the scientific name Helix diabloensis.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Xanthonychidae Helminthoglypta

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

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