Kanab Ambersnail: Critically endangered, Subspecies, Species, Snail, Terrestrial animal, Pulmonate, Gastropod, Mollusc, Succineidae

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Kanab ambersnail, scientific name Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis or Oxyloma kanabense, is a critically endangered subspecies or species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails. The amber snails take their common name from the shell, which is translucent and often amber or brownish.This species is endemic to the United States, specifically the state of Arizona and Utah. The snail has been listed as endangered on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species since 8 August 1991.