Classification
Stenotrema barbatum means "Bristled Slitmouth" in English. The scientific name originates from either Latin or Greek, and has little tendency for change (Leonard, 1959).
Domain- Eukarya
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Mollusca
Class- Gastropoda
Genus- Stenotrema
Species- Stenotrema barbatum
(Clapp,
1904)
Eukarya
Eukaryotes are
classified as having a membrane-bound nucleus, as
well as membrane-bound organelles (Encyclopedia
of Life, 2013).
Animalia
This kingdom is a
group of “animals” that are multicellular,
heterotrophic, and have cells without firm cell
walls (Encyclopedia of Life,
2013).
Mollusca
Some characteristics
of this phylum include animals with a mantle of
epidermal tissue surrounding their bodies, a radula, hard shells, an open circulatory system (except cephalopods), and most have a muscular foot
(Encyclopedia of Life,2013).
Gastropoda
A gastropod has a
muscular foot, and a well-developed head with eyes at
the end of tentacles (Encyclopedia
of Life, 2013).
Stylommatophora
Organisms in this suborder are pulmonate gastropods with two pairs of
tentacles, they are almost always terrestrial, and
some types lack shells (Encyclopedia
of Life, 2013). This suborder is known to have
stalked eyes (Leonard, 1959).
Polygyridae
These organisms have
ribbed jaws, no dart apparatus, and the muscles that
retract their eyes and pharynx are in one band (Encyclopedia
of Life, 2013).
Stenotrema
Snails in the genus
Stenotrema are air-breathing land snails, are small
to medium in size, have a hairy surface on their
shells, and have a narrow mouth opening surrounded
by teeth (Encyclopedia of
Life, 2013).
Stenotrema
barbatum
The common name for Stenotrema barbatum means
"Bristled Slitmouth" in English, and is named for its bristly
shell (Encyclopedia of Life,2013).
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