Allogona profunda, commonly known as the broad-banded forestsnail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae.[2][3]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
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| Species: | A. profunda
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| Allogona profunda (Say, 1821) | |
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The broad-banded forestsnail is roughly 15 millimeters in height, and about twice as wide. Its shell is helix-shaped. Its body is gray, usually a lighter shade, and many specimens have a red stripe on their shells.[1]
Habitat and distribution edit
The broad-banded forestsnail is found in forests. It primarily lives on the floors of floodplains and related habitats. Like related species, it is believed to primarily eat fungi, and therefore it is attracted to log mold.[4] It is distributed throughout North America; specifically in the United States and Canada.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Hotopp, Ken; Winslow, Meegan. "Allogona profunda (Say, 1821)". Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Allsop, Danielle. "Allogona profunda (Broad-banded Forestsnail)". Allogona profunda (Broad-banded Forestsnail). Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Allogona profunda". ITIS. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Allsop, Danielle. "Habitat". Allogona profunda (Broad-banded Forestsnail). Retrieved 2 May 2018.