Helicostyla smargadina

Helicostyla smaragdina is a species of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bradybaenidae. The specific name "smaragdina" comes from "smaragdus,"[2]" Latin for "emerald," and refers to the brilliant green of mature specimens. This name is commonly misspelled as "smargadina," an error which has propagated through multiple databases. This species is endemic to the Philippines.

Helicostyla smargadina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Bradybaenidae
Genus:
Helicostyla
Species:
H. smaragdina
Binomial name
Helicostyla smaragdina
(Reeve, 1842)

References
  1. Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Helicostyla smaragdina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  2. Perseus Digital Library Latin Dictionary Accessed 10 December 2018


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