''Micrarionta'' is a
genus of medium-sized air-breathing
land snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...
s,
terrestrial pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the family
Helminthoglyptidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Micrarionta'':
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Micrarionta beatula''
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Micrarionta facta'' -
concentrated snail
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Micrarionta feralis'' -
fraternal snail
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Micrarionta gabbii'' -
Gabb's snail
Gabb's snail also known as the San Clemente Island snail, scientific name ''Micrarionta gabbii'', is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae.
This species is endemic to th ...
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Micrarionta guadalupiana
''Micrarionta'' is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helminthoglyptidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Micrarionta'':
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Micrarionta intermedia
''Micrarionta'' is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helminthoglyptidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Micrarionta'':
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Micrarionta micromphala''
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Micrarionta opuntia'' -
prickly pear island snail
''Micrarionta opuntia'', known as the prickly pear island snail, pricklypear islandsnail, or prickly pear snail, is a species of land snail in the family Xanthonychidae. It is endemic to California, first formally described in 1975.
The type ...
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Micrarionta rufocincta
''Micrarionta'' is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helminthoglyptidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Micrarionta'':
*'' Micrarionta beatu ...
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Micrarionta sodalis''
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Micrarionta veatchii''
References
Helminthoglyptidae
Taxa named by César Marie Félix Ancey
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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