Glyptemoda | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
Order: | Cycloneritida |
Family: | Helicinidae |
Subfamily: | Helicininae |
Genus: |
Glyptemoda Clench & Aguayo, 1950 [1] |
Type species | |
Helicina torrei
J. B. Henderson, 1909
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Glyptemoda is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Helicinidae. [2] [3] It is endemic to Cuba. [3] [4] The genus is monotypic, the only species being Glyptemoda torrei (Henderson, 1909). [2] [3] However, two subspecies are recognized: [3] [4]
Glyptemoda torrei torrei can reach almost 30 mm (1.2 in) in size, whereas Glyptemoda torrei freirei is smaller. [4]