Classification
Glyphyalinia rhoadsi /Sculpted Glyph
Domain: Eukarya
-Organisms in
the domain Eukarya possess true nuclei with membrane bound organelles.
Kingdom: Animalia
-Organisms in
the kingdom Animalia are multicellular with cells arranged into
tissues. Organisms of this kingdom are also heterotrophic.
Phylum: Mollusca
-The phylum
Mollusca consists of soft bodied, invertebrate organisms Organisms within this
phylum are eucoelomates, meaning they have a true body cavity.
Class: Gastropoda
-The class
Gastropoda represents the grouping of animals we often refer to
as slugs and snails. Organisms within
this class can pull up into their shells when threatened or
extra protection is needed. Also characteristic of members
of this class, is their open
circulatory system.
Order: Stylommatophora
-Organisms in the order
Stylommatophora are all air-breathing land snails, or pulmonates. All
organisms within this order have two pairs of
retractable tentacles used for sensing their environment.
Family: Zonitidae
-Members of the family Zonitidae are
more often called "true glass snails". They are
termed this because of their almost translucent shells.
Most of the organisms within this family are small and have
spiral shells.
Genus: Glyphyalinia
All information on this page from
Wolfgram Alpha, 2010 and
Eisenhour et al., 2007.