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| Helminthoglypta nickliniana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Xanthonychidae |
| Genus: | Helminthoglypta |
| Species: | H. nickliniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Helminthoglypta nickliniana (I. Lea, 1838)
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| Helminthoglypta nickliniana natural range, estimated with the iNaturalist Geomodel, 2025 | |
Helminthoglypta nickliniana, common name Nicklin's shoulderband snail[2] or Coast Range shoulderband snail[1] is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae.[3]
This snail is endemic to California, where it is found in Northern California and Central California.[1]
Behavior
[edit]This species creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
Subspecies
[edit]Helminthoglypta nickliniana includes five subspecies:[3]
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana anachoreta (W. G. Binney, 1858)
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana awania (Bartsch, 1919)
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana bridgesii (Newcomb, 1861)
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana nickliniana (I. Lea, 1838)
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana ramentosa (A. Gould, 1856)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Helminthoglypta nickliniana". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "Nicklin's Shoulderband Snail (Helminthoglypta nickliniana)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Helminthoglypta nickliniana (I. Lea, 1838)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
About
First documented this species in Santa Cruz County, California in March 2024.Synonyms
- Nicklin's Peninsula Snail
- Coast Range Shoulderband