Amnicola dalli
| Peninsula amnicola | |
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| Drawing of an apertural view of the shell and operculum of Amnicola dalli | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Amnicolidae |
| Subfamily: | Amnicolinae |
| Genus: | Amnicola |
| Species: | A. dalli |
| Binomial name | |
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Amnicola dalli Call, 1884 |
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clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Amnicola dalli, common name the peninsula amnicola, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae.
The specific epithet is in honor of W. H. Dall.
The shell is narrowly umbilicate, obtusely conical, shining, slightly striated and brown or greenish horn in color. The shell has 4 convex whorls that are gradually increasing in size. Suture is regularly impressed, somewhat deep.
The aperture is rounded before, somewhat angular behind and bluish white within. The lip is simple, sharp, margins joined by a thick callus. The columella is rather reflexed.
The width of the shell is 2.30 mm. The height of the shell is 3.50 mm.
Drawing of the apical view of the shell.
Drawing of the lateral view of the shell.
The jaw is thin and membranaceous.
The formula off the radula is: 34-23-7- 3+1+3⁄1+1 -7-23-34.
The type locality is mountain streams which are tributary to Pyramid Lake in northwesternNevada.
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