Omalonyx matheroni

{{Taxobox

| name = Omalonyx matheroni

| image =

| image_caption = Omalonyx matheroni

| status =

| status_ref =

| regnum = Animalia

| phylum = Mollusca

| classis = Gastropoda

| unranked_superfamilia =

clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata

clade Eupulmonata

clade Stylommatophora

clade Elasmognatha

| superfamilia = Succineoidea

| familia = Succineidae

| genus = Omalonyx

| species = O. matheroni

| binomial = Omalonyx matheroni

| binomial_authority = (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms =

Succinea (Omalonyx) guadaloupensis Lesson

}}

Omalonyx matheroni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.

Distribution

The distribution of Omalonyx matheroni includes the Lesser Antilles, West Indies in Dominica (where it is introduced - there are slight differences in mantle pattern, often a diagnostic feature in some succineids, compared to typical Omalonyx matheroni),Trinidad and South America.

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007185659/http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 |date=2011-10-07 }}

Category:Succineidae