Catalina mountain snail

The Catalina mountain snail (Radiocentrum avalonense) is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oreohelicidae.

Catalina mountain snail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Punctoidea
Family:
Oreohelicidae
Genus:
Radiocentrum
Species:
R. avalonense
Binomial name
Radiocentrum avalonense
(Hemphill, 1905)
Synonyms[2]

Oreohelix (Radiocentrum) avalonense Hemphill, 1905

This species is endemic to the United States, found only on Santa Catalina Island in the Channel Islands of California.[3]

References
  1. Roth, B. (1996). "Radiocentrum avalonense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T19063A8803247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T19063A8803247.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Radiocentrum avalonense (Hemphill, 1905)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. Boudevin, Jessica (20 February 2020). "Snail Spotting". The Catalina Islander. Retrieved 27 February 2024.


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