Stenotrema blandianum, also known as the Missouri slitmouth, is a species of pulmonate land snail in the family Polygridae.
| Stenotrema blandianum | |
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| Missouri slitmouth shell collected in Springfield, Missouri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Stenotrema |
| Species: | S. blandianum
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| Stenotrema blandianum (Pilsbry, 1903)
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Physical appearance
editThe Missouri slitmouth possesses a glossy, striated, chestnut-brown shell without the hairs typical of species in the Stenotrema genus. The shell is imperforate and depressed with an angular periphery. The aperture is paler than the rest of the shell with an elevated lip and a defined parietal tooth.[1]
Ecology
editThe Missouri slitmouth is endemic to North America, with populations found only in Arkansas and Missouri. The species is listed as imperiled globally and imperiled in Missouri. The species is unranked in Arkansas.[2]
This snail is most commonly found under and around rocks along river bluffs and ravines.[3]
References
edit- ^ Pilsbry, H. A. (1903). Mollusca of western Arkansas and adjacent states, with a revision of Paravitrea. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 55: 193-214, plates 9-11.
- ^ "Stenotrema blandianum". NatureServe Explorer 2.0. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Hubricht, Leslie (1985). The distributions of the native land mollusks of the Eastern United States. Field Museum of Natural History.