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Fraternal snail

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Helicoidea

Genus
  
Micrarionta

Higher classification
  
Micrarionta

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Helminthoglyptidae

Scientific name
  
Micrarionta feralis

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Banded dune snail, Painted snake‑coiled forest snail, Badwater snail, Helminthoglypta, Flat‑spired three‑toothed snail

The fraternal snail, also known as the San Nicolas Island snail, scientific name Micrarionta feralis, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae. This species is endemic to the United States.

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Fraternal snail Wikipedia