Allogona profunda

Allogona profunda, commonly known as the broad-banded forestsnail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae.[2][3]

Allogona profunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Polygyridae
Genus:
Allogona
Species:
A. profunda
Binomial name
Allogona profunda (Say, 1821)
Synonyms

[1]

  • Helix profunda
  • Helix richardii
  • Mesodon profunda
  • Polygyra profunda
  • Polygyra profunda alba
  • Polygyra profunda unicolor
  • Polygyra profunda efasciata
  • Polygyra profunda strontiana
  • Polygyra profunda pleistocenica

The broad-banded forestsnail is roughly 15 millimeters in height, and about twice as wide. Its shell is helix-shaped. Its body is gray, usually a lighter shade, and many specimens have a red stripe on their shells.[1]

Habitat and distribution

The broad-banded forestsnail is found in forests. It primarily lives on the floors of floodplains and related habitats. Like related species, it is believed to primarily eat fungi, and therefore it is attracted to log mold.[4] It is distributed throughout North America; specifically in the United States and Canada.[1]

References
  1. Hotopp, Ken; Winslow, Meegan. "Allogona profunda (Say, 1821)". Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. Allsop, Danielle. "Allogona profunda (Broad-banded Forestsnail)". Allogona profunda (Broad-banded Forestsnail). Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. "Allogona profunda". ITIS. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. Allsop, Danielle. "Habitat". Allogona profunda (Broad-banded Forestsnail). Retrieved 2 May 2018.


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