Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852) is a animal in the Punctidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852)

Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852)

Paralaoma servilis is a tiny micromollusk dot snail native to New Zealand that now occurs in many locations worldwide.

Family
Genus
Paralaoma
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852)

Paralaoma servilis, first described by Shuttleworth in 1852, is a species of very small air-breathing land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk, classified as a micromollusk that belongs to Punctidae, the family of dot snails. The native range of this species is believed to be New Zealand. Despite this native origin, Paralaoma servilis is known to exist across the globe in many countries and islands outside of its native range. Confirmed non-native locations include Great Britain, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Belgium, and France.

Photo: (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Punctidae Paralaoma

More from Punctidae

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

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