Classification
Domain:
Eukarya: These organisms have cells with developed nucleus and contain
DNA.
Kingdom: Animalia (animals):
These animals are multi-cellular with specialized tissues.
Phylum: Mollusca (molluscs):
These mollusks have Bilateral symmetry, they are triploblastic,
and are acoelomates.
Class: Gastropada :
The Gastropods have body torsion and a
coiled shell.
Subclass:
Pulmonata(Fresh water and terrestrial
snails): These snails acquire oxygen by the use of a "lung" instead of gills
like the rest of the Gastropods
Order:
Stylommatophora
(terrestrial snails and slugs): Have
long pedal glands and retractile tentacles they also have a lung to breath
air and no gills.
Family:
Zonitidae (glass snails): Shell is glassy and
usually colorless or tints of brown. These snails tend to live
in damp areas. (Turgeon, 1998)
Genus: Paravitrea:
This genus is known for having long Hermaphroditic duct,
their peristome is simple and sharp, have rows or pairs of teeth.
(Baker, 1931)
Species:
multidentata: This
species has Radial lamellidens, the
edges may have a series of bumps. They have a smooth
epidermis and compact coiling of shell. (Brown, 1903)
In Latin, Paravitrea means: made of glass, (no Latin meaning for multidentata)