Victorville shoulderband

The Victorville shoulderband (Helminthoglypta mohaveana) is a species of land snail in the family Helminthoglyptidae.

Victorville shoulderband

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Helminthoglyptidae
Genus:
Helminthoglypta
Species:
H. mohaveana
Binomial name
Helminthoglypta mohaveana
S.S. Berry, 1927

It is endemic to California in the Western United States.

It is known only from the Mojave Desert near Victorville in San Bernardino County.[1]

References
  1. NatureServe. 2014. Helminthoglypta mohaveana. NatureServe Explorer. Version 7.1. Accessed September 9, 2014.
  • Roth, B. 1996. Helminthoglypta mohaveana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 9 September 2014.


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