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Glyptostoma
Sign in to saveGlyptostoma is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Megomphicidae.
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It is catalogued under the topic Megomphicidae.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderStylommatophora
- FamilyMegomphicidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 35
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Megomphicidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, CAS, AUM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UCMP, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Venezuela, Panama
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Megomphicidae
- Image
- GlyptosomaGabriel.jpg
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- Glyptostoma
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- Glyptostoma
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- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Glyptostoma is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Megomphicidae.
These are large (to about 40 mm or 1.5 inches in diameter) dark brown snails, much shorter than wide. They are found in hilly areas, or low mountains, along the Pacific coast of North America, from California to Baja California.
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