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Gabb's snail

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Gabb's snail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Xanthonychidae
Genus: Micrarionta
Species:
M. gabbii
Binomial name
Micrarionta gabbii
(Newcomb, 1864)

Gabb's snail also known as the San Clemente Island snail, scientific name Micrarionta gabbii, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae.

This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ Roth, B. (2000). "Micrarionta gabbii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T13301A3540007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T13301A3540007.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.