Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order:
Stylommatophora
Family: Polygyridae
Genus: Inflectarius
Species: Inflectarius magazinensis
Kingdom- Animalia
Species in the animal kingdom are multicellular and are
heterotrophic. Species like the I. magazinensis is made up of cells but
they do not have a cell wall. They are able to respond to stimuli from
either nerves cells, muscle cells, or contractile tissues, sometimes all (The
Animal Kingdom).
Phylum- Mollusca
Mollusca's generally have bilateral symmetry
and have two cell layers which are the tissues and the organs. It has a
an exoskeleton which provides internal support and protection. The
Mollusk body plan has a mantle, visceral mass (internal organs and
external gills), and a muscular foot. Most Mollusks have an open
circulatory system, and complete digestive system (Gillis
2012).
Class- Gastropoda
Many Gastropoda have the characteristics of having a
shell, which can be coiled. If there is a sense of danger around the
animal will crawl into its shell, then it will seal the entrance with an
operculum. Gastropods can go through torsion, which is 180° twisting.
Torsion is the evolution of bringing the anus above the head. (Gillis, 2012).
Order- Stylommatophora
Being in the order of Sylommatophora, there are different
characteristics to look for. One important one is to see if this snail
had a retractile tentacles. There are two pair of these tentacles, both
are used for different purposes. Another to look for is the pedal gland. These are air breathing land snails (Wikipedia,
2012).
Family- Polygridae
This is a family of land breathing snails in the superfamily
Helicoidea. These snails have no dart apparatus, the jaws are ribbed and
the muscle that allows the eyes and pharynx to retract are held together
by a single band. This is a land breathing terrestrial snail (Wikipedia,
2012).
Genus- Inflectarius
The latin root of "inflect" means to bend inward, to bend in,
bow, curve. The word "arius" also Latin means connected with
(Etmyonline, 2001-12). Inflectarius is a
genus of land breathing snails.
Species- Inflectarius magazinensis
First discovered in 1903, I. magazinensis is found
only from the high elevations of the Magazine Mountain in Logan County,
Arkansas.