Daedalochila hippocrepis

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Daedalochila hippocrepis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Polygyridae.

Daedalochila hippocrepis
Three views of a shell of Daedalochila hippocrepis
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Polygyridae
Genus: Daedalochila
Species:
D. hippocrepis
Binomial name
Daedalochila hippocrepis
(L. Pfeiffer, 1848)
Synonyms

Polygyra hippocrepis (L. Pfeiffer, 1848)

This species is endemic to the state of Texas in the United States. The diameter of the adult shell is about 1 cm (0.4 in).

References

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  1. NatureServe. "Daedalochila hippocrepis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 25 May 2026.