Interesting Facts
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Pulmonata
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
()
- (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
()
- A. Schmidt, 1855
- Superfamily:
Pupilloidea
()
- Turton, 1831
- Family:
Vertiginidae
()
- Fitzinger, 1833
- Genus:
Gastrocopta
()
- Wollaston, 1878
- Specific name:
armigerella
- (Reinhardt)
- Scientific name: - Gastrocopta armigerella (Reinhardt)
- Specific name:
armigerella
- (Reinhardt)
- Genus:
Gastrocopta
(
- Family:
Vertiginidae
(
- Superfamily:
Pupilloidea
(
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
(
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
(
- Order:
Pulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Gastrocopta
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 25 species and subspecies in this genus:
G. abbreviata (Plains Snaggletooth) · G. armifera (Armed Snaggletooth) · G. ashmuni (Sluice Snaggletooth) · G. carnegiei (Erie Snaggletooth) · G. clappi (Bluegrass Snaggletooth) · G. cochisensis (Apache Snaggletooth) · G. contracta (Bottleneck Snaggletooth) · G. corticaria (Bark Snaggletooth) · G. cristata (Crested Snaggletooth) · G. dalliana (Shortneck Snaggletooth) · G. holzingeri (Lambda Snaggletooth) · G. pellucida (Slim Snaggletooth) · G. pentodon (Comb Snaggletooth) · G. pilsbryana (Montane Snaggletooth) · G. procera (Wing Snaggletooth) · G. prototypus (Sonoran Snaggletooth) · G. quadridens (Cross Snaggletooth) · G. riograndensis (Rio Grande Snaggletooth) · G. riparia (Gulf Coast Snaggletooth) · G. ruidosensis (Ruidoso Snaggletooth) · G. rupicola (Tapered Snaggletooth) · G. servilis (Wandering Snag) · G. similis (Great Lakes Snaggletooth) · G. sterkiana (Classification Uncertain) · G. tappaniana (White Snaggletooth)
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Further Reading
- New names introduced by H. A. Pilsbry in the Mollusca and Crustacea, by William J. Clench and Ruth D. Turner. [Philadelphia]Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1962. url p. 137, p. 61.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 21, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16232782
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2275803
