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Stenotrema
Sign in to saveStenotrema is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. Members of this genus are known as slitmouths. These are typically small to medium-sized snails, with a velvety or hairy shell surface, and a narrow aperture which is usually closely guarded by well-developed "teeth".
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Within Vinony's link graph, Stenotrema is referenced by 32 other articles, and connects out to Mollusca, Animalia and Wikidata.
It is catalogued under topics including Gastropod genera, Polygyridae and Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderStylommatophora
- FamilyPolygyridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 630
- With media
- 71
- Family
- Polygyridae
- Collections
- FHSM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CM, CAS, DMNS, CMN
- Recorded in
- United States, Georgia, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Polygyridae
- Image
- Stenotrema hirsutum.jpg
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- Stenotrema
- taxon name
- Stenotrema
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Stenotrema
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Distribution
- Species
- References
Stenotrema is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. Members of this genus are known as slitmouths. These are typically small to medium-sized snails, with a velvety or hairy shell surface, and a narrow aperture which is usually closely guarded by well-developed "teeth".
==Distribution== The genus occurs throughout most of North America, from Alaska, though Canada and the United States, into Mexico.
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