Omalonyx matheroni explained

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

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Notes and References

1. 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