Anguispira macneilli

Anguispira macneilli
Conservation status
Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Discidae
Genus:	Anguispira
Species:	A. macneilli
Binomial name
Anguispira macneilli (Walker, 1928)
Synonyms
Anguispira alternata var. macneili B. Walker, 1928

Anguispira macneilli, also known as the Tombigbee tigersnail, is a species of pulmonate land snail in the family Discidae, the disk snails. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of Anguispira alternata.[1] [2]

Appearance

The Tombigbee tigersnail is similar to Anguispira alternata in appearance. However, its shell is smaller, more depressed, and has weaker striae. Additionally, instead of the stripes or 'flame' patterning unique to Anguispira species, it has blotchy spots that radiate outwards across the shell.[3]

Ecology

The Tombigbee tigersnail is endemic to the coastal plains of Alabama. Its range and habitat overlaps with Anguispira alternata, and the two species can occasionally be found together.[4]

References

1. "Anguispira macneilli". NatureServe Explorer.
2. Anguispira macneilli B. Walker, 1928. 22 October 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
3. Pilsbry, H. A. 1948. Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico). Volume II, Part 2. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
4. Hubricht, Leslie (1985). The distributions of the native land mollusks of the Eastern United States. Field Museum of Natural History.