Fumonelix christyi

 

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This website is designed to educate about Fumonelix christyi, an endangered species of snail, more commonly known as the glossy covert. You will find the classification of this species, where it can be found in its natural habitat, information about the conservation of this endangered snail, and much more!

The glossy covert has not been studied to a great extent, but more is known about the genus Fumonelix as a group and other terrestrial snails in the family Polygridae.

To learn more about this species of land snail, first look at its classification in the tree of life!

To learn more about many other species of snails visit Wisconsin Land Snails website. Or to learn more about the diversity of other organisms visit multipleorganisms.net.