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Omalonyx matheroni

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Omalonyx matheroni
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O. matheroni
Binomial name
Omalonyx matheroni
(Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Synonyms[1]

Succinea (Omalonyx) guadaloupensis Lesson

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

Distribution

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The distribution of Omalonyx matheroni includes the Lesser Antilles, West Indies in Dominica (where it is introduced - there are slight differences in mantle pattern, often a diagnostic feature in some succineids, compared to typical Omalonyx matheroni),Trinidad and South America.[1]

References

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

  1. ^ a b c 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