Ammonitella yatesii
| Ammonitella yatesii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Informal group: | Sigmurethra |
| Family: | Megomphicidae |
| Genus: | Ammonitella |
| Species: | A. yatesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ammonitella yatesii J.G. Cooper, 1869
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Ammonitella yatesii, the tight coin, is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Megomphicidae. This species is endemic to the United States. [citation needed]
The shell in this species is very tightly coiled, hence the common name.
References
- ^ Roth, B. (1996). "Ammonitella yatesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T1146A3279930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1146A3279930.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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