Stenotrema florida | |
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Stenotrema florida shell with a close-up view of the periostracal "hairs" | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Species: | S. florida |
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Stenotrema florida Pilsbry, 1940 | |
Stenotrema florida, common name the Apalachicola slitmouth, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae.
The common name refers to Apalachicola, Florida, USA.
References
- ITIS info
- Encyclopedia of Life info including distribution map
- Jacksonville Shell Club image of the species w. common name
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