Strange many-whorled land snail
| Strange many-whorled land snail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Millerelix |
| Species: | M. peregrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Millerelix peregrina (Rehder, 1932) | |
Millerelix peregrina (syn. Polygyra peregrina) is a species of land snail in the family Polygyridae. It is known by the common names strange many-whorled land snail[1] and white liptooth.[2] It is endemic to Arkansas in the United States, where it is found in five counties in the Ozark Mountains. It occurs in dolomite cliff habitat.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Polygyra peregrina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 08 September 2014.
- ↑ Arkansas Endangered, Threatened, and Species of Special Concern. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. October 2, 2013.
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