Helminthoglypta umbilicata

Helminthoglypta umbilicata, or the Big Sur shoulderband snail, is a North American species of air-breathing land snail. It is found in California,^[1] from Monterey Bay to Morro Bay.^[2] The shell has an open umbilicus and is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in) in diameter.^[3] It uses reusable love darts in mating.^[4]

Helminthoglypta umbilicata
Conservation status
Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Xanthonychidae
Genus:	Helminthoglypta
Species:	H. umbilicata
Binomial name
Helminthoglypta umbilicata (Pilsbry, 1898)

Synonyms

Synonyms include:^[5]

• 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