| Zonitoides elliotti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Gastrodontoidea |
| Family: | Gastrodontidae |
| Genus: | Zonitoides |
| Species: | Z. elliotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Zonitoides elliotti (Redfield, 1858) | |
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Zonitoides elliotti, common name green dome, is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae. [1]
The altitude of the shell ranges between 4 and 4.9 mm (0.16 and 0.19 in), its diameter varies from 7.5 to 9 mm (0.30 to 0.35 in).
(Original description) This shell, featuring a moderately narrow umbilicus, is depressed-orbicular, exhibiting fine transverse striations. Its coloration is a greenish horn, with a subtle translucence and a glossy interior. The spire is convex, though not significantly elevated. It comprises five moderately convex whorls, with the body whorl occasionally showing a slight depression at the aperture. The suture is deeply impressed. The aperture is markedly oblique and lunate-circular. The peristome is slightly sinuate, acute, and thickened internally. [2]
This species occurs in North America, specifically, it is native to the eastern United States (southern Appalachian Mountains, from West Virginia to northern Georgia and Alabama), found in leaf litter and among spongy logs.
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