Fraternal snail | |
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M. feralis in California, United States | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Xanthonychidae |
Genus: | Micrarionta |
Species: | M. feralis |
Binomial name | |
Micrarionta feralis (Hemphill, 1901) | |
The fraternal snail (also known as the San Nicolas Island snail, scientific name Micrarionta feralis) is a species of air-breathing land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae. This species is endemic to the United States, specifically California.