Classification
The scientific name Strobilops aeneus
(Pilsbry, 1926) :
Strobilops = resembling a pinecone
aeneus = made of copper or bronze
Thus, the common name Bronze Pinecone
was given due to the
appearance of its shell
Domain:
Eukarya:
contain eukaryoltic cells
Kingdom:
Animalia:
animal
Phylum: Mollusca:
mollusk
Class:
Gastropoda:
gastropod
Order:
Stylommatophora:
terrestrial snails and slugs
Family:
Strobilopsidae:
terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mullusk
Genus:
Strobilops:
resembling a pinecone
Species:
Strobilops aeneus:
bronze pinecone
(Animal Diversity Web 2008)
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