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 <small>Pilsbry, 1898</small> (original rank)
- Epiphragmophora dupetithouarsi cuestana <small>Edson,</small> <small>1912</small>
- Helix dupetithouarsi var. concursus <small>Pilsbry, 1924</small>
- Helminthoglypta umbilicata cayucosensis <small>Pilsbry, 1925</small>
- Helminthoglypta umbilicata lioderma <small>Pilsbry, 1939</small>
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