Auriculella castanea

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Auriculella castanea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Auriculella
Species:
A. castanea
Binomial name
Auriculella castanea
(Pfeiffer, 1853)

Auriculella castanea is a species of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the United States.

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References

  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Auriculella castanea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T2405A9436979. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2405A9436979.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.