Catalina cactussnail

Xerarionta kellettii

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Xanthonychidae

Xerarionta kelletii, the Catalina Cactussnail, is a species of air-breathing land snail native to Santa Catalina Island off the coast of southern California. An isolated population is found on the mainland on the Palos Verdes peninsula, but it is unclear if living snails still persist there. Anatomy Snails in this species create and use love darts during mating.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 111

Sources and credits

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Catalina cactussnail

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