| Micrartemon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Streptaxidae |
| Genus: | Micrartemon Möllendorff, 1890 [1] |
Micrartemon is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod carnivorous mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. [2]
Its shell is small and elongated, often adapted for navigating leaf litter and soil habitats.
The distribution of the genus Micrartemon is endemic to the Philippines in the island of Cebu. [2]
Species within the genus Micrartemon include:
The species was named after Oskar Boettger, a German zoologist.
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