''Helminthoglypta'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of 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 molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have gastropod shell, shel ...
s,
terrestrial
Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth, as opposed to extraterrestrial.
Terrestrial may also refer to:
* Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on o ...
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 inclu ...
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the subfamily
Helminthoglyptinae of the family
Xanthonychidae
Xanthonychidae is a family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Xanthonychidae Strebel & Pfeffer, 1879 ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996492 on 2021-02-25]
Species within this genus of snails create and use
love darts
A love dart (also known as a gypsobelum, shooting darts, or just as darts) is a sharp, calcium carbonate, calcareous or chitinous Dart (missile), dart which some hermaphroditic land snails and slugs create. Love darts are both formed and stor ...
as part of their mating behavior.
Species
Species within the genus ''Helminthoglypta'' include:
* ''
Helminthoglypta allynsmithi'',
Allyn Smith's banded snail
* ''
Helminthoglypta arrosa''
(W.G. Binney, 1858)
* ''
Helminthoglypta avus''
(Bartsch, 1916)
* ''
Helminthoglypta ayresiana
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
(Newcomb, 1861)
* ''
Helminthoglypta benitoensis
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
H.N. Lowe, 1930
* ''
Helminthoglypta berryi''
Hanna, 1929
* † ''
Helminthoglypta bozemanensis
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
B. Roth, 1986
* ''
Helminthoglypta californiensis
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
(I. Lea, 1838)
* ''
Helminthoglypta callistoderma''
((Pilsbry & Ferriss, 1919)),
Kern shoulderband
* ''
Helminthoglypta carpenteri
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
(Newcomb, 1861)
* ''
Helminthoglypta caruthersi
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
Willett, 1934
* ''
Helminthoglypta coelata
The mesa shoulderband, scientific name ''Helminthoglypta coelata'', is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae. This species is endemic
Endemism is the state of a sp ...
''
(Bartsch, 1916), mesa shoulderband
The mesa shoulderband, scientific name ''Helminthoglypta coelata'', is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae. This species is endemic
Endemism is the state of a sp ...
* ''
Helminthoglypta concolor
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
B. Roth & Hochberg, 1988
* ''
Helminthoglypta contracostae
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1895)
* ''
Helminthoglypta crotalina
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
S.S. Berry, 1928
* ''
Helminthoglypta cuyama
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
Hanna & A.G. Smith, 1937
* ''
Helminthoglypta cypreophila
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
(W.G. Binney & Bland, 1869)
* ''
Helminthoglypta diabloensis
''Helminthoglypta diabloensis'', or the silky shoulderband snail, is a North American species of air-breathing land snail. It is found in California, including the California Coast Ranges, Diablo Range
The Diablo Range is a mountain range in ...
''
(J.G. Cooper, 1869)
* ''
Helminthoglypta dupetithouarsii
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta A ...
''
(Deshayes, 1840)
* ''
Helminthoglypta edwardsi''
Gregg & W.B. Miller, 1976
* ''
Helminthoglypta euomphalodes''
S.S. Berry, 1938
* ''
Helminthoglypta exarata
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
* ''
Helminthoglypta expansilabris''
(Pilsbry, 1898)
* ''
Helminthoglypta ferrissi''
Pilsbry, 1924
* ''
Helminthoglypta fieldi''
Pilsbry, 1930
* ''
Helminthoglypta fisheri''
(Bartsch, 1904)
* ''
Helminthoglypta fontiphila''
Gregg, 1931
* ''
Helminthoglypta graniticola''
S.S. Berry, 1926
* ''
Helminthoglypta greggi''
Willett, 1931
* ''
Helminthoglypta hannai''
Pilsbry, 1927
* ''
Helminthoglypta hertleini''
Hanna & A.G. Smith, 1937
* ''
Helminthoglypta inglesi''
S.S. Berry, 1938
* ''
Helminthoglypta isabella''
S.S. Berry, 1938
* ''
Helminthoglypta jaegeri''
S.S. Berry, 1928
* ''
Helminthoglypta liodoma''
S.S. Berry, 1938
* ''
Helminthoglypta mailliardi''
Pilsbry, 1926
* † ''
Helminthoglypta martini''
(Hanna, 1920)
* ''
Helminthoglypta micrometalleoides''
W.B. Miller, 1970
* ''
Helminthoglypta milleri''
Reeder, 1986
* ''
Helminthoglypta misiona''
Chase, 1937
* ''
Helminthoglypta mohaveana''
S.S. Berry, 1927,
Victorville shoulderband
The Victorville shoulderband (''Helminthoglypta mohaveana'') is a species of land snail in the family Helminthoglyptidae.
It is Endemism, endemic to California in the Western United States.
It is known only from the Mojave Desert near Victorvi ...
* ''
Helminthoglypta montezuma''
Reeder & W.B. Miller, 1986
* ''
Helminthoglypta morroensis''
(Hemphill, 1911),
Chorro shoulderband
* ''
Helminthoglypta nickliniana
''Helminthoglypta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed ...
''
(I. Lea, 1838)
* ''
Helminthoglypta orina''
S.S. Berry, 1938
* ''
Helminthoglypta petricola''
(S.S. Berry, 1916)
* ''
Helminthoglypta phlyctaena''
(Bartsch, 1916),
Zaca shoulderband
* ''
Helminthoglypta piutensis''
Willett, 1938
* ''
Helminthoglypta proles''
(Hemphill in W.G. Binney, 1892)
* ''
Helminthoglypta reederi''
W. B. Miller, 1981
* ''
Helminthoglypta reediana''
Willett, 1932
* ''
Helminthoglypta salviae''
B. Roth, 1987
* ''
Helminthoglypta sanctaecrucis''
Pilsbry, 1927
* ''
Helminthoglypta sequoicola''
(J.G. Cooper, 1866)
* ''
Helminthoglypta similans''
Hanna & A. G. Smith, 1937
* ''
Helminthoglypta sonoma''
Pilsbry, 1937
* ''
Helminthoglypta stageri''
Willett, 1938
* ''
Helminthoglypta stiversiana''
(J.G. Cooper, 1875)
* ''
Helminthoglypta talmadgei''
B. Roth, 1988
* ''
Helminthoglypta taylori''
Reeder & B. Roth, 1988
* ''
Helminthoglypta tejonis''
S.S. Berry, 1930
* ''
Helminthoglypta thermimontis''
S.S. Berry, 1953
* ''
Helminthoglypta traskii''
(Newcomb, 1861)
* ''
Helminthoglypta tudiculata''
(Binney, 1843)
* ''Helminthoglypta tularensis''
(Hemphill in W.G. Binney, 1892)
* ''
Helminthoglypta umbilicata''
(Pilsbry, 1898)
* ''
Helminthoglypta uvasana''
B. Roth & Hochberg, 1992
* ''
Helminthoglypta vasquezi''
B. Roth & Hochberg, 1992
* ''
Helminthoglypta venturensis''
(Bartsch, 1916)
* ''
Helminthoglypta walkeriana
The banded dune snail or Morro shoulderband ''(Helminthoglypta walkeriana'') is a species of Endangered species, endangered air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Helminthoglyptin ...
''
(Hemphill, 1911),
banded dune snail
* ''
Helminthoglypta waltoni''
Gregg & W.B. Miller, 1976
* ''
Helminthoglypta willetti''
(S.S. Berry, 1920)
References
Xanthonychidae
Taxa named by César Marie Félix Ancey
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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