Glyptostoma gabrielense

Glyptostoma gabrielense, commonly known as the San Gabriel chestnut or San Gabriel chestnut snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail in the family Megomphicidae. It is found in the San Gabriel Mountains, including in Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, as well as lowlands in parts of the Los Angeles Basin.

Glyptostoma gabrielense
Three views of a shell of Glyptostoma gabrielense
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clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
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G. gabrielense
Binomial name
Glyptostoma gabrielense
Pilsbry, 1938

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