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Gabb's snail

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Helicoidea

Genus
  
Micrarionta

Higher classification
  
Micrarionta

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Helminthoglyptidae

Scientific name
  
Micrarionta gabbii

Rank
  
Species

Gabb's snail also known as the San Clemente Island snail, scientific name Micrarionta gabbii, 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. Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Gabb's snail Wikipedia