Succinea guamensis

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Succinea guamensis
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S. guamensis
Binomial name
Succinea guamensis

Succinea guamensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Guam.

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References

  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). Succinea guamensis.2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.