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San Gabriel chestnut

Glyptostoma gabrielense

Classification

Glyptostoma gabrielense, commonly known as the San Gabriel chestnut or San Gabriel chestnut snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail in the family Megomphicidae. It is found in the San Gabriel Mountains, including in Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, as well as historically in lowlands in parts of the Los Angeles Basin. Description Glyptostoma gabrielense is a medium species of snail, with the flattened disk-like shell spanning approximately 30 millimetres (1.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 346