Helenoconcha relicta
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| Helenoconcha relicta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Charopidae |
| Genus: | Helenoconcha |
| Species: | H. relicta |
| Binomial name | |
| Helenoconcha relicta (Solem, 1977) | |
The Ammonite Snail (Helenoconcha relicta) is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae. It is endemic to Saint Helena, and is the only Helenoconcha species remaining.[1]
The species was first discovered in 1967 by the members of the Belgian entomological expedition, and was eventually described by George Alan Solem in 1977.[2] The epithet of the species' scientific name, relicta, translates to "relict", as it was reportedly the only Helenoconcha species recorded during the expedition.[3]