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Nesovitrea binneyana

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Nesovitrea binneyana
Drawing of an apertural view of a shell of Nesovitrea binneyana
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N. binneyana
Binomial name
Nesovitrea binneyana
(E. S. Morse, 1864)
Synonyms

Vitrea binneyana

Nesovitrea binneyana, common name the blue glass snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.

This species is named in honor of the American malacologist William G. Binney. It lives in environments under rocks and logs, with leaf litter present and can be found both inland and in coastal areas.[1]

Distribution

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This species occurs in North America.

References

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  1. ^ "Terrestrial Gastropods of the Columbia Basin, British Columbia". royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-04.