Wreathed cactus snail
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The Wreathed cactus snail, scientific name Xerarionta redimita, is a species of air-breathing land snail
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helminthoglyptidae
. It is endemic to the United States
.
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
, a terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helminthoglyptidae
Helminthoglyptidae
The Helminthoglyptidae are a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.This is a large and diverse group of new world snails, ranging in distribution from Alaska through North America to the West Indies, Central America, and as far...
. It is endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.