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:
Eupulmonata
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
()
- (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
()
- A. Schmidt, 1855
- Superfamily:
Helicoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Polygyridae
()
- Pilsbry, 1895
- Subfamily:
Polygyrinae
()
- Genus:
Polygyra
()
- Say, 1818
- Specific name:
sayi
- Binn
- Scientific name: - Polygyra sayi Binn
- Specific name:
sayi
- Binn
- Genus:
Polygyra
(
- Subfamily:
Polygyrinae
(
- Family:
Polygyridae
(
- Superfamily:
Helicoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
(
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
(
- Order:
Eupulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Polygyra
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 30 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. auriculata (Ocala Liptooth) · P. auriformis (Gulf Coast Liptooth) · P. avara (Florida Liptooth) · P. cereolus (Southern Flatcoil) · P. chisosensis (Chisos Liptooth) · P. delecta (Gulf Hammock Liptooth) · P. deltoidea (Oklahoma Liptooth) · P. dorfueilliana (Oakwood Liptooth) · P. fastigiata (Bluegrass Liptooth) · P. gracilis (Edwards Plateau Liptooth) · P. hausmani (Dixie Liptooth) · P. hippocrepis (Horseshoe Liptooth) · P. jacksoni (Ozark Liptooth) · P. leporina (Gulf Coast Liptooth) · P. mooreana (Grassland Liptooth) · P. peninsulae (St. Johns Liptooth) · P. peregrina (Strange Many-Whorled Land Snail) · P. plana (Bahama Flatcoil) · P. plana bahamensis (Bahama Flatcoil) · P. plicata (Cumberland Liptooth) · P. polita (Tamaulipas Liptooth) · P. postelliana (Coastal Liptooth) · P. pustula (Grooved Liptooth) · P. pustuloides (Tiny Liptooth) · P. septemvolva (Florida Flatcoil) · P. simpsoni (Wyandotte Liptooth) · P. subclausa (Suwannee Liptooth) · P. texasiana (Texas Liptooth) · P. troostiana (Nashville Liptooth) · P. uvulifera (Peninsula Liptooth)
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Further Reading
- Anatomy and physiology of Polygyra Albolabris and Limax Maximus and embryology of Limax Maximus / Albany: University of the State of New York, 1901. url .
- Annual report of the Regents / Albany: J.B. Lyon, State Printer, 1890-1903. url p. 248.
- Bulletin - New York State Museum. Albany: New York State Education Dept. url p. 248.
- Check list of the Mollusca of New York / Elizabeth J. Letson. Albany: New York State Education Dept., 1905. url p. 36.
- Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species. by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1885-1935. url p. 354, p. 354, p. 354, p. 70, p. 70, p. 70, p. 74, p. 74, p. 74.
- Name that animal; a guide to the identification of the common land and fresh-water animals of the United States, with special reference to the area east of the Rockies. With drawings by Olive Driver. Northampton? Mass., 1950 url p. 135.
- New York State Museum bulletin. 1905 Albany, N.Y.: University of the State of New York, 1916-1944. url p. 36.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url p. 101, p. 101, p. 126, p. 126.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 10, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 13, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16176169
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2220263
