Micrarionta opuntia

Micrarionta opuntia

Prickly pear island snail, Pricklypear islandsnail, Prickly pear snail

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Micrarionta opuntia

Micrarionta opuntia, known as the prickly pear island snail, pricklypear islandsnail, or prickly pear snail, is a species of land snail in the family Xanthonychidae. It is endemic to California, first formally described in 1975.

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The type locality is northeastern San Nicolas Island, at the base of a prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis ), in a small depression. It reaches around 10.5 mm (13⁄32 in) in diameter.

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1. Micrarionta opuntia Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrarionta_opuntia
2. Micrarionta opuntia on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13306/3530813

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