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Banded Dune Snail

Helminthoglypta walkeriana

Classification

The banded dune snail or Morro shoulderband (Helminthoglypta walkeriana) is a species of endangered air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae. The name stems from the fact that the snails have distinctive spiral shells that are usually banded in different colors. The shells are typically mostly brown, however they can also be a variety of other colors.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 32