Molluscs › Xanthonychidae
Southern California Shoulderband
Helminthoglypta tudiculata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Trask Shoulderband SnailHelminthoglypta traskii
Green Garden SnailCantareus apertus
Milk SnailOtala lactea
Speckled CactussnailXerarionta stearnsiana
Coachella DesertsnailCahuillus indioensis
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Bronze Shoulderband SnailHelminthoglypta arrosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,718 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,703 |
| Nevada | 15 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Baja California | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Common Land Snails and Slugs · Stylommatophora |
| Family | Xanthonychidae |
| Genus | Shoulderband Snails · Helminthoglypta |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Southern California Shoulderband with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.