Vallonia gracilicosta
| Vallonia gracilicosta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
| Family: | Valloniidae |
| Genus: | Vallonia |
| Species: | V. gracilicosta |
| Binomial name | |
| Vallonia gracilicosta (Reinhardt, 1883) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Vallonia sonorana Pilsbry, 1915 | |
Vallonia gracilicosta, common name the multirib vallonia or multiribbed vallonia, is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.[1]
Subspecies
The subspecies, Vallonia gracilicosta albula, is an endangered species in the U.S. State of Michigan.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in:
- Canada:[3] Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland Island, Nunavut, Ontario and Quebec.
- United States of America:[3] Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois,[4] Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
References
- ↑ "ITIS Report". ITIS Report. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ↑ "Conservation Assessment for Vallonia Gracilicosta Albula" (PDF). Janet Kudell-Ekstrum. 2003.
- 1 2 "NatureServe Explorer". Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ↑ Coppolino M.L. 2009. Land Snails of Southern Illinois. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA. Last updated 31 January 2009, accessed 25 April 2009.
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