Punctum randolphii

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Punctum randolphii
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Dorsal, ventral, and apertural views of a shell of Punctum randolphi, CM85566, Scale bar is 1 mm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Punctidae
Genus: Punctum
Species:
P. randolphii
Binomial name
Punctum randolphii
Dall, 1895
Synonyms
  • Punctum randolphi Dall, 1895

Punctum randolphii is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Punctidae, the dot snails.

Shell description

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The diameter of the shell of Punctum randolphii is between 1.25 and 1.4 mm wide. The exterior surface has a very faint sculpture of radial striae. The aperture of Punctum randolphii is wide and somewhat oblique. The umbilicus is small and deep.[1]

Distribution

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Punctum randolphii is found in North America, in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

References

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  1. ^ Pilsbry H.A. 1948. Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico). The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Monographs, 3, vol. 2 part 2: 521-1113.

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