Fumonelix jonesiana

Welcome!  This website will teach you everything there is to know about the snail Fumonelix jonesiana.  This gastropod is also known as the "Big Toothed Covert." 

The prefix fum- is a Latin root meaning "smoke."  The species, jonesiana, is most likely named after an individual with the last name Jones. 

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