Anguispira macneilli, also known as the Tombigbee tigersnail, is a species of pulmonate land snail in the family Discidae, the disk snails. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of Anguispira alternata.[1] [2]
| Anguispira macneilli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Discidae |
| Genus: | Anguispira |
| Species: | A. macneilli
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| Binomial name | |
| Anguispira macneilli (Walker, 1928)
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| Synonyms | |
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Anguispira alternata var. macneili B. Walker, 1928 | |
Appearance
editThe Tombigbee tigersnail is similar to Anguispira alternata in appearance. However, its shell is smaller, more depressed, and has weaker striae. Additionally, instead of the stripes or 'flame' patterning unique to Anguispira species, it has blotchy spots that radiate outwards across the shell.[3]
Ecology
editThe Tombigbee tigersnail is endemic to the coastal plains of Alabama. Its range and habitat overlaps with Anguispira alternata, and the two species can occasionally be found together.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Anguispira macneilli". NatureServe Explorer.
- ^ Anguispira macneilli B. Walker, 1928. 22 October 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Pilsbry, H. A. 1948. Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico). Volume II, Part 2. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
- ^ Hubricht, Leslie (1985). The distributions of the native land mollusks of the Eastern United States. Field Museum of Natural History.
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