Allogona profunda (Say)
Broad-banded Forestsnail
Scientific Name - Meaning
The scientific name for this species of land snail is Allogona profunda (Say). The common name for this snail is Broad-banded Forestsnail. Allogona the genus comes from the Greek root, allos, gone which means different genitalia (Its all Greek, 2012). The second part of the name profunda comes from the Latin root, profundis, meaning deep (Its all Greek, 2012). Find out more information about the habitat of this species of land snail on the next page.