Daedalochila hippocrepis
Daedalochila hippocrepis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae.
| Daedalochila hippocrepis | |
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| Three views of a shell of Daedalochila hippocrepis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Daedalochila |
| Species: | D. hippocrepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Daedalochila hippocrepis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polygyra hippocrepis | |
This species is endemic to the state of Texas in the United States. The diameter of the adult shell is about 1 cm (0.4 in).
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Polygyra hippocrepis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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