Lobosculum

Taxobox
name = "Lobosculum"

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image_width = 200px
image_caption = "Lobosculum pustula"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
ordo = Pulmonata
subordo = Eupulmonata
infraordo = Stylommatophora
parvordo = Sigmurethra
superfamilia = Helicoidea
familia = Polygyridae
genus = "Lobosculum"
genus_authority = Pilsbry 1930

"Lobosculum" is a genus (or a section or subgenus under "Polygyra") of small land snails in the family Polygyridae. They are among the smallest snails in the family, with diameters of about 4 to 6 mm (approximately 1/5 inch). These snails usually have a velvety surface, as a consequence of numerous hair-like extensions of the surface covering of the shell, the periostracum. Their known distribution is limited to the United States: along the Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Florida, as well as Georgia, and the Mississippi valley from Arkansas to Indiana. Pilsbry, Henry A. 1940. "Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico)". Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Monograph 3, vol. 1(2): 607-613.]

This genus includes the following species and subspecies: [ [http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=567036] "Lobosculum" at "ITIS" ("Integrated Taxonomic Information System"); accessed 23 Jan. 2008.] [ [http://www.jaxshells.org/lee.htm] Lee, Harry G. 2007. "A Tale of Two Cities"; accessed 23 Jan. 2008.] [Burch, John B. (1962). "How to know the Eastern Land Snails". Wm. C. Brown Co.: Dubuque IA, 214 pp.]

*"Lobosculum pustula" (Férussac, 1822)
*"Lobosculum pustuloides" (Bland, 1858)
*"Lobosculum leporinum" (Gould, 1848)

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