Leptachatina lepida

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Leptachatina lepida
Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Orthurethra
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L. lepida
Binomial name
Leptachatina lepida
Cooke, 1910

Leptachatina lepida is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. This species is endemic to the United States.

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References

  1. Cowie, R.H. (1996). "Leptachatina lepida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T11635A3298784. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11635A3298784.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.