Epirobia longior

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Urocoptoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Heterobranchia Infraclassis: Euthyneura Cohors: Tectipleura Subcohors: Panpulmonata Superordo: Eupulmonata Ordo: Stylommatophora Subordo: Helicina Superfamilia Incertae sedis: Urocoptoidea

Familia: Epirobiidae
Genus: Epirobia
Species: Epirobia longior

Name

• Epirobia longior Thompson, 2012: 186, figs 12A–D

Holotype: UF 242712; collected 24 May, 1995 by John Polisar.

Type locality: HONDURAS, Dept. Santa Barbara, east slope of Cerro Santa Barbara, trail southwest of San Luįs Los Planes to the summit of the mountain, 14.953ºN, 88.156ºW; 1640 m alt.

Etymology: The name longior is from the Latin, meaning longer, alluding to its extended apex, more so than with other Epirobia.

References

• Thompson, F.G. 2012: The land snail genus Epirobia and allied genera in México and Central America, with the description of a new family, the Epirobiidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Urocoptoidea). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 51(3): 167-215. PDF Reference page.