Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Gulf Coast Liptooth
(Gould, 1848)
Daedalochila leporina
Class:
Order:
Family:
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora
Polygyridae
Ecological Information
Native/Inavsive:
Native
Nature Serve Conservation Status:
G4: Apparently Secure
Median Size:
3.2
Height:
Width:
5.7
Taper:
0.6
Taxonomic Information
Helix leporina
Original Combination:
Etymology
Original Description:
Testa parva, lenticulari, lucida, rufo-cornea, pilosiuscula, leviter striata, vix perforata ; spira depressa, anfr. 5 convexiusculis, ultimo superne subangulato ; regione umbilicali excavato ; apertura lunata, labro incumbente, reflexo, roseo, dentes duos albos sinum amplectentes gerente ; lamella columellari obliqua, alba, erecta, acuta, rectangulari, callo lineari superne ad angulum aperturse juncta. Diam. 1/5, alt. ⅛ poll. Hab. Mississippi and Arkansas. Intermediate between H. hirsuta and H. inflecta, though smaller than either. It is less globose than hirsuta, while the aperture is much the same, except that the sinus of the lip is formed by the projection of two teeth instead of by an emargination, in this respect resembling H. inflecta. From the latter it differs in the columellar tooth. It resembles H. pustula still more, but the umbilical region wants the peculiar channel of that species.
Original Description Citation:
Gould, A. A. (1848). New shells from the south western states collected by J. Bartlett for the late Dr. Amos Binney. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3: 37-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870375#page/45/mode/1up
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