Classification
Daedalochila hausmani
Author of image is Harry G. Lee.
Latin meaning
Daedal means intricate (Reverso, 2008), chila means lip (University of Victoria, 2007), and hausmani comes from the name of the man who found this species, Frank Hausman (Jackson, 1948).
Common name
"dixie liptooth" (Jaxshells.org, 2012)
Domain: Eukarya
This domain is classified by containing membrane-bound organelles, a nucleus with a nuclear
envelope, and linear DNA.
Kingdom: Animalia
This Kingdom consists of the majority of organisms being multi-cellular, heterotrophic, and specialization of cells/organelles (Hickman et al., 2009).
Phylum: Mollusca
This phylum is classified by having a mantle, radula, and muscular foot (Hickman et al., 2009).
Class: Gastropoda
This class is classified by shell coiling, torsion, and further concentration of visceral mass (Hickman et al., 2009).
Subclass: Pulmonata
This subclass is classified by having a mantle cavity that functions as a lung. They are hermaphroditic which means they contain both male and female reproductive systems (Burch, 1962).
Order: Stylommatophora
This order is classified by having two pairs of retractable tentacles that contain eyes
on the upper pair (Burch, 1962).
Family: Polygyridae
This family is classified by having a lip on their aperture with teeth. They also range in size from four to forty-four millimeters, our species ranges from five to ten millimeters. Shape is flattened. Shells are a brownish color and lack colored bands. They are typically active at night when there is moisture in the air (Perez, 2008).
Genus: Daedalochila
This genus is classified as being small in size and having intricate convoluted apertures (BOLDSYSTEMS, 2012).
They also have a narrow opening and are found only in Northern Mexico and the
Southwest United States (BOLDSYSTEMS, 2012).
Species: Daedalochila hausmani
This species is classified as having a shell surface that is rib-striated with short deciduous hairs (Jackson, 1948). It has five whorls and has its outer lip tooth placed near the edge of the lip (Jackson, 1948). Daedalochila hausmani also has oral obstructions and has the outer part of the lip bent sharply back in the middle (Jackson, 1948). They are also found only in Florida (Hubricht, 1985).
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