Omalonyx matheroni

Omalonyx matheroni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.

Omalonyx matheroni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Elasmognatha
Superfamily:	Succineoidea
Family:	Succineidae
Genus:	Omalonyx
Species:	O. matheroni
Binomial name
Omalonyx matheroni (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
Succinea (Omalonyx) guadaloupensis Lesson

Distribution

The distribution of Omalonyx matheroni includes the Lesser Antilles, West Indies in Dominica (where it is introduced - there are slight differences in mantle pattern, often a diagnostic feature in some succineids, compared to typical Omalonyx matheroni),Trinidad and South America.^[1]