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Omalonyx matheroni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Succineoidea

Genus
  
Omalonyx

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Succineidae

Scientific name
  
Omalonyx matheroni

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Omalonyx, Succineidae, Lucidella, Sarasinula plebeia, Sarasinula

Omalonyx matheroni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.

Distribution

The distribution of Omalonyx matheroni includes:

The Lesser Antilles, West Indies:

  • Dominica - introduced. There are slight differences in mantle pattern (often a diagnostic feature in some succineids) compared to typical Omalonyx matheroni. Further work is needed to establish the taxonomic position of the material from Dominica.
  • Trinidad

    • and

  • South America

    • References

    Omalonyx matheroni Wikipedia
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