Rank Genus | Superfamily Helicoidea Scientific name Stenotrema | |
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Lower classifications Stenotrema florida, Pilsbry's narrow-apertured land snail |
Stenotrema hirsutum say 1817 hairy slitmouth snail
Stenotrema is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae. These are typically small to medium-sized snails, with a velvety or hairy shell surface, and a narrow aperture which is usually closely guarded by well-developed "teeth".
Contents
- Stenotrema hirsutum say 1817 hairy slitmouth snail
- Stenotrema altispira pilsbry 1894 highland slitmouth snail
- Distribution
- Species
- References
Stenotrema altispira pilsbry 1894 highland slitmouth snail
Distribution
The genus occurs throughout most of North America, from Alaska, though Canada and the United States, into Mexico.
Species
Genus Stenotrema contains the following species and subspecies:
See Euchemotrema for other closely related taxa, many of which are sometimes placed in Stenotrema.
References
Stenotrema Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA