Glyptostoma gabrielense

Glyptostoma gabrielense, commonly known as the San Gabriel Chestnut or San Gabriel Chestnut Snail, is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Megomphicidae. They are found in the region of the San Gabriel Mountains and lowlands in parts of the Los Angeles Basin, including the Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.

Glyptostoma gabrielense
Three views of a shell of Glyptostoma gabrielense
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G. gabrielense
Binomial name
Glyptostoma gabrielense
Pilsbry, 1938

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