''Micrarionta'' is a
genus
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of medium-sized air-breathing
land snails,
terrestrial
Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth.
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 or near the ground, as opposed to ...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
s in the family
Helminthoglyptidae
The Helminthoglyptinae are a subfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks within the family Xanthonychidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglyptinae Pilsbry, 1939. Accessed through: World ...
.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Micrarionta'':
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Micrarionta beatula
''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 facta'' -
concentrated snail
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Micrarionta feralis
The fraternal snail (also known as the San Nicolas Island snail, scientific name ''Micrarionta feralis'') is a species of air-breathing land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs ...
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fraternal snail
The fraternal snail (also known as the San Nicolas Island snail, scientific name ''Micrarionta feralis'') is a species of air-breathing land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs ...
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Micrarionta gabbii
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 t ...
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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 t ...
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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''
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Micrarionta micromphala
''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 opuntia
''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.
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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'':
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Micrarionta sodalis
''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 veatchii
''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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References
Helminthoglyptidae
Taxa named by César Marie Félix Ancey
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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