Vallonia gracilicosta, common name the multirib vallonia or multiribbed vallonia, is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.[1]
| Vallonia gracilicosta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Valloniidae |
| Genus: | Vallonia |
| Species: | V. gracilicosta
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| Binomial name | |
| Vallonia gracilicosta (Reinhardt, 1883)
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| Synonyms | |
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Vallonia sonorana Pilsbry, 1915 | |
Subspecies edit
The subspecies, Vallonia gracilicosta albula, is an endangered species in the U.S. State of Michigan.[2]
Distribution edit
This species occurs in:
- Canada:[3] Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland Island, Nunavut, Ontario and Quebec.
- United States of America:[3] Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois,[4] Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
References edit
- ^ "ITIS Report". ITIS Report. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Conservation Assessment for Vallonia Gracilicosta Albula" (PDF). Janet Kudell-Ekstrum. 2003.
- ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer". Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ Coppolino M.L. 2009. Land Snails of Southern Illinois. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA. Last updated 31 January 2009, accessed 25 April 2009.