Appalachina chilhoweensis
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| Appalachina chilhoweensis | |
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| Mature and juvenile queen craters found in Tennessee | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Appalachina |
| Species: | A. chilhoweensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Appalachina chilhoweensis (J. Lewis, 1871) | |
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Appalachina chilhoweensis, also known as the queen crater, is a species of pulmonate land snail in the family Polygridae. It is the largest North American land snail found east of the Rocky Mountains.[3] It is named after Chilhowee Mountain.[4]
The queen crater is a large snail, with a shell ranging from 26.5 to 42 mm (1.04 to 1.65 in) in diameter. The base of the shell is yellow-brown in color, with dark-brown splotches and a pale, broad lip.[5]