Omalonyx matheroni

Omalonyx matheroni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.

Omalonyx matheroni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade Elasmognatha
Superfamily:
Succineoidea
Family:
Succineidae
Genus:
Omalonyx
Species:
O. matheroni
Binomial name
Omalonyx matheroni
(Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Synonyms[1]

Succinea (Omalonyx) guadaloupensis Lesson

Distribution

The distribution of Omalonyx matheroni includes:

The Lesser Antilles, West Indies:[1]

  • Dominica - introduced.[1] There are slight differences in mantle pattern (often a diagnostic feature in some succineids) compared to typical Omalonyx matheroni.[1] Further work is needed to establish the taxonomic position of the material from Dominica.[1]
  • Trinidad[1]

and

  • South America[1]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.[1]

  1. Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine


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