Paravitrea clappi

Paravitrea clappi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
clade limacoid clade
Superfamily: Zonitoidea
Family: Zonitidae
Genus: Paravitrea
Species: P. clappi
Binomial name
Paravitrea clappi
(Pilsbry, 1898)

Paravitrea clappi is a species of land snail in the family Zonitidae, the true glass snails. It is known commonly as the Mirey Ridge supercoil. This species is endemic to the United States, where it can be found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.[1]

References

  1. VanDevender, A. S. Status report on the Mirey Ridge supercoil Paravitrea clappi, Pilsbry 1898. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Asheville, North Carolina. November 1985.
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