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.
Inland Slitmouth
(L. Pfeiffer, 1842)
Stenotrema stenotrema
Class:
Order:
Family:
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora
Polygyridae
UAG ID 977
Ecological Information
Native/Inavsive:
Native
Nature Serve Conservation Status:
G5: Secure
Median Size:
6.8
Height:
Width:
10
Taper:
0.5
Taxonomic Information
Helix stenotrema
Original Combination:
Etymology
Original Description:
T. imperforata, depressiuscula, minutim striata, corneo-fusca; sutura impressa; anfr. 6 planiusculis, ultimo obsolete angulato, basi convexo, ad aperturam gibbo; apertura fere lineari, dentibus coarctata: dente 1 lato, linguiformi in tota pariete aperturali, pluribus irregularibus latis in margine inferiore; perist. subcalloso.
Roughly translated: "T. imperforata, depressed minutely striated, horn-brown; printed sewing; anfr. with 6 whorls, the last obsoletely angled, the base convex, humped at the opening; opening almost linear, narrowed by teeth: one
broad tooth, lingual in the entire apertural wall, with several irregular broad in
the lower margin; perished subcallous"
Diam 12, altit. 7 mill. - Indiana
Original Description Citation:
Pfeiffer, L. (1842). Symbolae ad historiam Heliceorum, Part II [Sectio altera.] Kassel (Th. Fischer). 147 pp. [< 21 December].
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