Helicina rostrata

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Helicina rostrata
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Five shells of Helicina rostrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Helicinoidea
Family:
Helicinidae
Subfamily:
Helicininae
Genus:
Helicina
Species:
H. rostrata
Binomial name
Helicina rostrata
Morelet, 1851

Helicina rostrata is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.

This is an endangered species.

Distribution

This land snail is found in Guatemala and Nicaragua.

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References

  1. ↑ Perez, A.M. (1996). "Helicina rostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T9800A13017855. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9800A13017855.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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