Kingdom Animalia Family Helminthoglyptidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | Superfamily Helicoidea Genus Helminthoglypta Higher classification Helminthoglypta | |
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Scientific name Helminthoglypta tudiculata Similar Gastropods, Molluscs, Helminthoglyptidae, Glyptostoma, Stylommatophora | ||
Helminthoglypta tudiculata, common names the "Southern California shoulderband" or "Southern shoulderband", is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae.
This snail is endemic to the United States.
Anatomy
This species creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
References
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