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Catalina mountain snail

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Catalina mountain snail
Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
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R. avalonense
Binomial name
Radiocentrum avalonense
(Hemphill, 1905)
Synonyms[2]

Oreohelix (Radiocentrum) avalonense Hemphill, 1905

The Catalina mountain snail (Radiocentrum avalonense) is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oreohelicidae.

This species is endemic to the United States, found only on Santa Catalina Island in the Channel Islands of California.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Roth, B. (1996). "Radiocentrum avalonense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T19063A8803247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T19063A8803247.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Radiocentrum avalonense (Hemphill, 1905)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. ^ Boudevin, Jessica (20 February 2020). "Snail Spotting". The Catalina Islander. Retrieved 27 February 2024.