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Amphibulimidae
Amphibulimidae is a taxonomic family of land snails in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and surprises: molecular phylogeny of the land snail superfamily Orthalicoidea using a three-locus gene analysis with a divergence time analysis and ancestral area reconstruction (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)". '' Archiv für Molluskenkunde: International Journal of Malacology'' 141(1): 1-20. . Distribution Amphibulimidae lives across the northern part of South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador), Central America and the West Indies (Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique).Borrero F. J. & Breure A. S. H. (2011). "The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas". ''Zootaxa'' 3054: 1-59preview Taxonomy 2005 This taxon was placed as a subfamily Amphibuliminae within the family Orthalicidae according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). There was classified also semi-slug '' Pelte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plekocheilus
''Plekocheilus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plekocheilus Guilding, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870077 on 2022-01-26 Distribution This genus occurs in South America: Colombia,Borrero F. J. & Breure A. S. H. (2011). "The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas". ''Zootaxa'' 3054: 1-59preview Venezuela, Brazil and Ecuador. Species Species within the genus ''Plekocheilus'' include: * '' Plekocheilus alticolus'' (F. Haas, 1955) * '' Plekocheilus ampullaroides'' (Mousson, 1873) * '' Plekocheilus annetae'' Breure, 2020 * '' Plekocheilus apunni'' (Dunker, 1875) * '' Plekocheilus argenteus'' (Jousseaume, 1900) * '' Plekocheilus aristaceus'' (Crosse, 1869) * '' Plekocheilus aulacostylus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) * '' Plekocheilus aure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dryptus
''Dryptus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae.Breure A. S. H. & Ablett J. D. (2011) "Annotated type catalogue of the Amphibulimidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London". ''ZooKeys'' 138: 1-52. . Distribution Distribution of the genus ''Dryptus'' include Colombia and Venezuela. Species Species within the genus ''Dryptus'' include: * '' Dryptus funckii'' (Nyst, 1843)Breure A. S. H. (2011). "Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Royal Belgian Institute of Sciences, Brussels, with descriptions of two new species". ''ZooKeys'' 101: 1-50. .Borrero F. J. & Breure A. S. H. (2011). "The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas". ''Zootaxa ''Zootaxa'' is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists. It is published by Magnolia Press (Auckland, New Zealand). The jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaeotis
''Gaeotis'' is a genus of air-breathing land semi-slugs,Breure A. S. H. (2010). "The rediscovery of a semi-slug: ''Coloniconcha prima'' Pilsbry, 1933 (Gastropoda, Pleurodontidae) from Hispaniola". ''Basteria'' 74(4-6): 78-86. terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae. Distribution The genus ''Gaeotis'' is endemic to Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo .... Species Species within the genus ''Gaeotis'' include: * ''Gaeotis albopunctulata'' Shuttleworth, 1854 * ''Gaeotis flavolineata'' Shuttleworth, 1854 * ''Gaeotis malleata'' Pilsbry, 1899Breure A. S. H. (1974). "Notes On the Genus ''Gaeotis'' Shuttleworth, 1854 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Bulimulidae)". ''Netherlands Journal of Zoology'' 24(3): 236-252. PDF. * ''Gaeotis nigrolineat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthalicoidea
Orthalicoidea is a superfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the infraorder Orthalicoidei of the suborder Helicina.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Simpulopsidae Schileyko, 1999. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870047 on 2021-02-05 Distribution The Orthalicoidea is a dominant faunal element in the Neotropics, but also has a number of genera with a Gondwanan distribution. Taxonomy 2005 taxonomy This taxonomy, as accepted by Bouchet & Rocroi, was based on the study by Nordsieck, published in 1986, and the classification as formulated by Schileyko in 1999. However Bouchet & Rocroi diverged from this classification in uniting the families Bulimulidae and Orthalacidae. They also considered the family Placostylidae as a distinct family from Orthalicidae, and the family Coelociontidae a distinct family from Urocoptidae. However, the position of the families Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibulima
''Amphibulima'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae.Breure A. S. H., Groenenberg D. S. J. & Schilthuizen M. (2010). "New insights in the phylogenetic relations within the Orthalicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) based on 28S sequence data". ''Basteria'' 74(1–3): 25–31.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Amphibulima Lamarck, 1805. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870090 on 10 July 2022 ''Amphibulima'' is the type genus of the subfamily Amphibuliminae. Description (Original description in French) The univalve shell, oval to oval-conical in shape, features an entire aperture longer than wide. The outer lip of the aperture is sharp, non-reflected, ascending onto and merging seamlessly with the columella, which lacks folds. An operculum is absent. Species Species in the genus ''Amphibulima'' include: * '' Amphibul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Guadeloupe
The non-marine molluscs of Guadeloupe are a part of the molluscan fauna of Guadeloupe (wildlife of Guadeloupe). Guadeloupe is a Caribbean island in the Lesser Antilles. A number of species of non-marine Mollusca, molluscs are found in the wild in Guadeloupe. Freshwater gastropods Ampullariidae * ''Marisa cornuarietis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Pomacea glauca'' (Linnaeus, 1758)Pointier, Jean-Pierre. 1974: faune malacologique dulçaquicole de l’ile de la Guadaloupe (Antilles françaises). 'Bulletin du Muséum National D´Historie Naturalle', 3ser.(235):905-933 Ancylidae * ''Gundlachia radiata'' (Guilding, 1828) Bulinidae * ''Plesiophysa granulata'' (Shuttleworth in Sowerby, 1873) * ''Plesiophysa guadeloupensis'' ("Fischer" Mazé, 1883)Lobato Paraense, W. 2003: Plesiophysa guadeloupensis ("Fischer" Mazé, 1883). 'Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro', 98(4):519-52Bioline International/ref> Hydrobiidae * ''Potamopyrgus coronatus'' (Pfeiffer, 1840) * ''Pygophorus parvulus'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthalicidae
Orthalicidae (orthalicid land snails) are a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks are classified in the subfamily Orthalicoidea of the order Stylommatophora.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orthalicidae Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870044 on 2021-02-19 They are medium-sized to large snails, from about 3 cm (about 1.2 inches) to 9 cm (about 3.5 inches) in shell length Taxonomy In former times, this family was often known as the Bulimulidae, but this term may also denote what today is the subfamily Bulimulinae. The subfamily Bulimulinae replaces the former family Bulimulidae Crosse & P. Fischer, 1873. 2005 taxonomy The Orthalicidae belong to the Orthalicoidea, a superfamily in the order Sigmurethra. Like other stylommatophorans, the Sigmurethra belong to the suborder Helicina. Among the three subfamilies of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Martinique
The non-marine molluscs of Martinique are a part of the molluscan fauna of Martinique ( wildlife of Martinique). Martinique is a Caribbean island in the Lesser Antilles. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Martinique. There are at least 88 species of gastropods (10 native freshwater gastropods and 7 species of introduced freshwater gastropods, 60 species of land gastropods) and 3 species of freshwater bivalve living in the wild. Freshwater gastropods Neritinidae * ''Neritilia succinea'' (Récluz, 1841) * '' Neritina punctulata'' Lamarck, 1816 * '' Neritina virginea'' (Linnaeus 1758) Ampullariidae * '' Marisa cornuarietis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - introducedPointier J.-P. (2001). "Invading freshwater snails and biological control in Martinique Island, French West Indies". ''Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz'' 96(1): 67–74HTM * '' Pomacea glauca'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Thiaridae * '' Melanoides tuberculata'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) - introduced since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Dominica
The non-marine molluscs of Dominica are species of land and freshwater molluscs, i.e. land snails, land slugs and one small freshwater clam that are part of the wildlife of Dominica, an island in the Lesser Antilles. In malacology, the non-marine molluscs of an area are traditionally listed separately from the marine molluscs (those molluscs that live in full-salinity saltwater). Dominica is a Caribbean island, part of the Windward Islands, Windward Island chain of the Lesser Antilles. Fifty-five species of non-marine molluscs have been found in the wild in Dominica, including sixteen Endemism, endemic species of land snails, species which occur nowhere else on Earth. Dominica is a mountainous, , volcanic, tropical island. It is undeveloped compared with most other Caribbean islands, and it is known for its wildlife and unspoiled natural landscapes. The rugged terrain includes a great deal of tropical rainforest, numerous rivers, and several officially protected areas, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibulima Patula
''Amphibulima patula'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Amphibulimidae. Subspecies Subspecies of ''Amphibulima patula'' include: * ''Amphibulima patula christopheri'' Pilsbry, 1902 * ''Amphibulima patula patula'' (Bruguière, 1792) * ''Amphibulima patula dominicensis'' Pilsbry, 1899 - Pilsbry (1899) separated the Dominican specimens on the basis of the darker colour and by having a heavier sculptured shell. Robinson et al. (2009) have found living specimens that were either light beige-coloured with a somewhat orange-yellowish line along the foot (see photo on the left), or entirely dark brown coloured (see photo on the right). Comparison of orange-yellowish and dark brown ''Amphibulima patula dominicensis'': Distribution The nominate taxon ''Amphibulima patula patula'' has been reported from Guadeloupe (probably now extinct) and Marie-Galante. The type locality is Guadeloupe. ''Amphibulima patula domini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Brazil
The non-marine molluscs of Brazil are a part of the molluscan fauna of Brazil. There are at least 1,074Simone, L. R. L. 2006. ''Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil''. EGB, Fapesp. São Paulo, Brazil. 390 pp. .book review) native nominal species of non-marine Mollusca, molluscs living in Brazil. There are at least 956 nominal species of Gastropoda, gastropods, which breaks down to about 250 species of freshwater gastropods, and about 700 species of land gastropods (590 species of snails and approximately 110(?) species of slugs), plus at least 117 species of Bivalvia, bivalves living in the wild. There are at least 373 species of freshwater molluscs in Brazil. The number of native species is at least 1,074 and the number of non-indigenous molluscs in Brazil is, at minimum, 32 species. The most serious invasive alien species in Paraná (state), Paraná State are the land snail ''Achatina fulica'' and the freshwater snail ''Melanoides tuberculata''. In Rio Grande do Sul, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Venezuela
The non-marine molluscs of Venezuela are a part of the molluscan fauna of Venezuela (which is part of the wildlife of Venezuela). Non-marine molluscs are the snails, clams and mussels that live in freshwater habitats, and the snails and slugs that live on land. Sea-dwelling molluscs are not included in this list. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Venezuela. Historical background Studies on the knowledge of the Venezuelan malacofauna begin in the nineteenth century with the work of German malacologist Eduard von Martens around 1873 who published the first list of the mollusks Venezuela. Three years later the German-Venezuelan Adolfo Ernst, taking as its starting point and extending Martens list, published a second list in 1876. Subsequent to these two pioneering nineteenth century works, only sporadic descriptions were published in foreign publications. It took about half a century for new listings of malacofauna of Venezuela to be published, thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
