Micrarionta_opuntia

<i>Micrarionta opuntia</i>

Micrarionta opuntia

Species of gastropod

Micrarionta opuntia, known as the prickly pear island snail, pricklypear islandsnail, or prickly pear snail, is a species of land snail in the family Xanthonychidae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to California, first formally described in 1975.[4]

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The type locality is northeastern San Nicolas Island, at the base of a prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis), in a small depression.[4] It reaches around 10.5 mm (13⁄32 in) in diameter.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Roth, B. (1996). "Micrarionta opuntia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13306A3530813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13306A3530813.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Micrarionta opuntia Roth, 1975. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1351785 on 2020-03-29
  3. [3]
    "Micrarionta opuntia Roth, 1975". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. [4]
    Roth, Barry (1975). "Description of a new terrestrial snail from San Nicolas Island, California (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 74.
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