Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Wing Snaggletooth
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 634 meters (0 to 2,080 feet).[1]
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
- 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:
procera
- (Gould, 1840)
- Scientific name: - Gastrocopta procera (Gould, 1840)
- Specific name:
procera
- (Gould, 1840)
- Genus:
Gastrocopta
(
- Family:
Vertiginidae
(
- Superfamily:
Pupilloidea
(
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
(
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
(
- Order:
Pulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
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
- Fieldbook of Illinois land snails / by Frank Collins Baker. Printed by authority of the state of Illinois. Urbana: Illinois. Natural History Survey Division, 1939. url p. 102, p. 102, p. 103, p. 103, p. 163, p. 165.
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1959 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url fig. 78, page 179, p. 180, p. 181, p. 222, p. 223, p. 57.
- 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. 141.
- Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 105, p. 106, p. 142.
- Texas conchologist. Houston, Houston Conchology Society url p. 111, p. 23, p. 74, p. 9.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url , , p. 105, p. 106, p. 108, p. 117, p. 117, p. 12, p. 120, p. 15, p. 16, p. 16, p. 17, p. 17, p. 18, p. 219, p. 22, p. 281, p. 297, p. 30, p. 31, p. 6, p. 66, p. 70, p. 72, p. 8, p. 83.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. 34 1952 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 1013, p. 1026, p. 1033, descr. of plate ci, page 1052, p. 236, p. 311, p. 341, p. 342, fig. 8, page 343, p. 345, p. 389, p. 390, p. 391, descr. of plate xviii, page 402, descr. of plate
- The distributions of the native land mollusks of the Eastern United States / Leslie Hubricht. 24 1985 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1985. url p. 178, p. 181, p. 185, p. 187, p. 53, p. 9, p. iii.
- Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science. [Lexington, Ky.]Kentucky Academy of Science, 1923-1997. url p. 106.
- ii, page 438.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2687799
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-76788
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 76788
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMGAS15130
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 159265
Footnotes
- Mean = 213.330 meters (699.902 feet), Standard Deviation = 174.050 based on 9 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
