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Holospira goldfussi

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Holospira goldfussi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Urocoptidae
Genus: Holospira
Species:
H. goldfussi
Binomial name
Holospira goldfussi
(Menke, 1847)

Holospira goldfussi, common name the New Braunfels holospira, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Urocoptidae.

The common name of this species is based on the city of New Braunfels, Texas which was founded only two years before the snail was officially named and described.

Subspecies

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  • Holospira goldfussi anacachensis Bartsch[1]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Texas,[1] USA.

References

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  1. ^ a b Kathryn E. Perez. (last edited September 12, 2006) Land Snail List for Texas Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine. accessed 27 June 2009.