Helminthoglypta umbilicata, or the Big Sur shoulderband snail, is a North American species of air-breathing land snail. It is found in California, from Monterey Bay to Morro Bay. The shell has an open umbilicus and is about in diameter. It uses reusable love darts in mating.
Synonyms Synonyms include:
Epiphragmophora tudiculata var. umbilicata Pilsbry, 1898 (original rank) Epiphragmophora dupetithouarsi cuestana Edson, 1912 Helix dupetithouarsi var. concursus Pilsbry, 1924 Helminthoglypta umbilicata cayucosensis Pilsbry, 1925 Helminthoglypta umbilicata lioderma Pilsbry, 1939
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