Maningrida arnhemensis
| Maningrida arnhemensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subcohort: | Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Amphiboloidea |
| Family: | Maningrididae Golding, Ponder & Byrne, 2007[1] |
| Genus: | Maningrida Golding, Ponder & Byrne, 2007[1] |
| Species: | M. arnhemensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Maningrida arnhemensis Golding, Ponder & Byrne, 2007[1] | |
Maningrida arnhemensis is a species of small, air-breathing land snail with an operculum, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the superfamily Amphiboloidea.[1]
Maningrida arnhemensis is the only species in the genus Maningrida, which is the only genus within the family Maningrididae.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The genus Maningrida derives its name from Maningrida, Northern Territory, near where M. arnhemensis was found. The species name derives from Arnhem Land.[1]
Distribution
[edit]M. arnhemensis has only been found in three coastal locations in Arnhem Land, near the Blyth River and Liverpool River.[1]
References
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