Holospira goldfussi
| Holospira goldfussi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Urocoptoidea |
| Family: | Urocoptidae |
| Subfamily: | Holospirinae |
| Genus: | Holospira |
| Species: | H. goldfussi |
| Binomial name | |
| Holospira goldfussi (Menke, 1847) | |
Holospira goldfussi, common name the New Braunfels holospira, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Urocoptidae.
The common name of this species is based on the city of New Braunfels, Texas which was founded only two years before the snail was officially named and described.
Subspecies
- Holospira goldfussi anacachensis Bartsch[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in Texas,[1] USA.
References
- 1 2 Kathryn E. Perez. (last edited September 12, 2006) Land Snail List for Texas. accessed 27 June 2009.
External links
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