Welcome!
Welcome to the world of
Millerelix lithica, the "Stone Liptooth" snail of Northern
Arkansas. This terrestrial snail is a mystery to the snail research
community. After M. lithica's initial classification in
1961, by Hubricht, this snail had been flying under the radar only
being documented a handful of times until 2006 when it was
rediscovered by snail researchers Walsh and Coles and put under
great debate. Explore this website to learn about this
classification controversy
and discover the life of the mysterious snail, Millerelix
lithica.
Picture from the Family Polygyridae
Since Millerelix lithica
is sparsely known species of snail, some information on this website
has derived from research on the much broader Polygyridae Family
that this snail comes from. Although some of this information is
broad, be aware that extensive time was put in to find the most
specific research available on this elusive species of snail.
This website is a small part of a greater data base being
created by the Biology Department of the University of Wisconsin La
Crosse called
Multiple Organisms. This data base
encompasses student made websites for hundreds of species of animals
from all around the world. Please feel free to explore this database
learn about a new species today!
Start learning about Millerlix lithica classification by clicking here!
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last updated November 29, 2012