Helminthoglypta nickliniana (I.Lea, 1838) is a animal in the Xanthonychidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Helminthoglypta nickliniana (I.Lea, 1838)

Helminthoglypta nickliniana (I.Lea, 1838)

Helminthoglypta nickliniana is an air-breathing land snail species endemic to Northern and Central California.

Genus
Helminthoglypta
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Helminthoglypta nickliniana (I.Lea, 1838)

Helminthoglypta nickliniana, which has the scientific name Helminthoglypta nickliniana (I.Lea, 1838), is a species of air-breathing land snail. Its common names are Nicklin's shoulderband snail and Coast Range shoulderband snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Helminthoglyptidae. This snail species is endemic to California, and occurs in Northern California and Central California.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Xanthonychidae Helminthoglypta

More from Xanthonychidae

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

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