Anguispira

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Anguispira
File:Anguispira alternata 01.JPG
Shell of Anguispira alternata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Superfamily: Punctoidea
Family: Discidae
Genus: Anguispira
Morse, 1864[1]
Synonyms
  • Anguispira (Anguispira) Morse, 1864 · alternate representation
  • Anguispira (Zonodiscus) Pilsbry, 1948 · alternate representation
  • Helix (Anguispira) Morse, 1864 · unaccepted
  • Patula (Anguispira) Morse, 1864

Anguispira, the tigersnails, is a genus of small pulmonate land snails in the family Discidae endemic to North America.[2] Snails in this genus are defined by their striped shells. Anguispira species are either habitat generalists like A. alternata or limestone specialists like A. cumberlandiana. [3]

Species

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Species:[4]

Synonyms
  • Anguispira clarki Vanatta, 1924: synonym of Anguispira fergusoni (Bland, 1862)
  • Anguispira simplex Russell, 1955: synonym of † Haplotrema simplex (Russell, 1955) (new combination)
  • Anguispira strigosa (A. Gould, 1846): synonym of Oreohelix strigosa (A. Gould, 1846) (unaccepted combination)

References

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  1. ^ Morse E. S. (1864) J. Portland Soc. nat. Hist. 1: 11.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Anguispira Morse, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995314 on 2022-07-12
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  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017

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