''Ampelita'' is a

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of air-breathing

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have gastropod shell, shel ...

terrestrial Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth, as opposed to extraterrestrial. Terrestrial may also refer to: * Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on o ...

pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates is an informal group (previously an order, and before that, a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group inclu ...

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

s in the family

Acavidae Acavidae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Rhytidoidea. Anatomy In this family, the number of haploid chr ...

.MolluscaBase (2018). Ampelita H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995409 on 2018-11-19

Species

Species within the genus ''Ampelita'' include: * ''

Ampelita akoratsara ''Ampelita akoratsara'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. ;Subspecies: * ''Ampelita akoratsara akoratsara'' K. C. Emberton, 1999 * ''Ampelita akoratsara paulayi ...

'' Emberton, 1999 * '' Ampelita alluaudi'' ( Dautzenberg, 1895) * ''

Ampelita ambanianae ''Ampelita ambanianae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Mad ...

'' Emberton, 1999 * ''

Ampelita amplaperta ''Ampelita amplaperta'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 28 mm, its diameter 41 mm. Distribution This species is ...

'' Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1994 * ''

Ampelita analamerae ''Ampelita analamerae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Mad ...

'' Emberton, 1999 * ''

Ampelita andavakoerae ''Ampelita andavakoerae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Ma ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * ''

Ampelita andriamamonjyi ''Ampelita andriamamonjyi'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of ...

'' Griffiths & Herbert, 2013 * ''

Ampelita anjajaviensis ''Ampelita anjajaviensis'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of M ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * ''

Ampelita anjanaharibei ''Ampelita anjanaharibei'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. References

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'' Emberton, 1999 * ''

Ampelita anosiana ''Ampelita anosiana'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 26 mm. Distribution This species is en ...

'' Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1994 * ''

Ampelita atropos ''Ampelita atropos'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description (Original description in French) The shell is orbicular, nearly discoid. Its spire is short an ...

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, 1840) * ''

Ampelita basizona ''Ampelita basizona'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description (Original description in Latin) The solid shell is well umbilicated, depressed-conical and s ...

'' Mousson, 1882 * ''

Ampelita bathiei ''Ampelita bathiei'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madaga ...

'' Fischer-Piette, 1952 * ''

Ampelita battistinii ''Ampelita battistinii'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Ma ...

'' Fischer-Piette & Garreau, 1965 * ''

Ampelita beanka ''Ampelita beanka'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagas ...

'' Griffiths & Herbert, 2013 * ''

Ampelita bizonalis ''Ampelita bizonalis'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 36 mm. (Original description in French ...

'' Odhner, 1919 * ''

Ampelita caderyi ''Ampelita caderyi'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madaga ...

'' Fischer-Piette, C.P. Blanc, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1994 * ''

Ampelita caduca ''Ampelita caduca'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 16 mm, its diameter 27 mm. Distribution This species is ende ...

'' Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1975 * ''

Ampelita calida ''Ampelita calida'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 20.5 mm, its diameter 32 mm. Distribution This species is en ...

'' Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1975 * ''

Ampelita capdambrae ''Ampelita capdambrae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Mada ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * ''

Ampelita capuroni ''Ampelita capuroni'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 24 mm, its diameter 56 mm. Di ...

'' Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1975 * ''

Ampelita celestinae ''Ampelita celestinae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Mada ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * '' Ampelita chlorozona'' (

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, 1840) * '' Ampelita clotho'' (Deshayes, 1850) * '' Ampelita consanguinea'' (Deshayes, 1850) * '' Ampelita covani'' ( E. A. Smith, 1879) * ''

Ampelita crinieri ''Ampelita crinieri'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madaga ...

'' Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1994 * '' Ampelita culminans'' Fischer-Piette, 1952 * '' Ampelita decaryi'' Fischer-Piette, 1952 * '' Ampelita denisi'' Dautzenberg, 1928 * '' Ampelita dingeoni'' Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1975 * '' Ampelita duvalii'' ( Petit de la Saussaye, 1844) * ''

Ampelita ela ''Ampelita ela'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * '' Ampelita fulgurata'' ( G. B. Sowerby I, 1839) * '' Ampelita funebris'' (

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, 1877) * '' Ampelita futura'' Fischer-Piette & Garreau, 1965 * '' Ampelita galactostoma'' ( L. Pfeiffer, 1849) * '' Ampelita gaudens'' ( Mabille, 1884) * '' Ampelita globulus'' Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Vukadinovic, 1974 * ''

Ampelita gonostyla ''Ampelita'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae.MolluscaBase (2018). Ampelita H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://w ...

'' ( Ancey, 1882) (taxon inquirendum) * '' Ampelita grandidieri'' Fischer-Piette, 1952 * '' Ampelita granulosa'' (Deshayes, 1850) * ''

Ampelita hova ''Ampelita hova'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description (Original description) This shell, wider than high, is quite solid. It exhibits closely spaced g ...

'' ( Angas, 1877) * ''

Ampelita ivohibei ''Ampelita ivohibei'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madag ...

'' Emberton, 1999 * ''

Ampelita josephinae ''Ampelita josephinae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. References * Ext ...

'' Emberton, 1999 * ''

Ampelita katsaensis ''Ampelita katsaensis'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Mad ...

'' Fischer-Piette & Garreau, 1965 * ''

Ampelita kendrae ''Ampelita kendrae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagas ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * ''

Ampelita kirae ''Ampelita kirae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagasca ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * '' Ampelita lachesis'' (Deshayes, 1850) * ''

Ampelita lamarei ''Ampelita lamarei'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. ;Subspecies: ''Ampelita lamarei dendritica'' Verdcourt, 2006 ;Variety: ''Ampelita lamarei var. sakalava'' ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)Emberton K. C. & Griffiths O. L. (2009). "Pulmonate land mollusks from three rainforest transects in northeastern Madagascar: part 1 of 2, with descriptions of 12 new * And one new subspecies (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)". ''

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'' 138(2): 137-167. . * ''

Ampelita lamothei ''Ampelita lamothei'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 26 mm. (Original description in French) ...

'' (Dautzenberg, 1895) * '' Ampelita lancula'' ( Férussac, 1821) * ''

Ampelita lincolni ''Ampelita lincolni'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madaga ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * '' Ampelita lindae'' Griffiths & Herbert, 2013 * ''

Ampelita ludovici ''Ampelita ludovici'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 25 mm, its diameter 29 mm. Distribution This species is end ...

'' Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1994 * ''

Ampelita lurdoni ''Ampelita lurdoni'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 19 mm, its diameter 29 mm. Distribution This species is end ...

'' Fischer-Piette, Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1994 * '' Ampelita madagascariensis'' (

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, 1816) * '' Ampelita madecassina'' (Férussac, 1822) * ''

Ampelita marojeziana ''Ampelita marojeziana'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 25 mm, its diameter 29 mm. Distribution This species is ...

'' Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1994 * ''

Ampelita masoalae ''Ampelita masoalae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madag ...

'' Emberton, 1999 * ''

Ampelita michellae ''Ampelita michellae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. References

* ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * '' Ampelita milloti'' Fischer-Piette, 1952 * ''

Ampelita miovaova ''Ampelita miovaova'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madaga ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * '' Ampelita namerokoensis'' Fischer-Piette, 1952 * '' Ampelita neoglobulus'' Fischer-Piette, Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1994 * ''

Ampelita niarae ''Ampelita niarae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. References * External ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * ''

Ampelita omphalodes ''Ampelita omphalodes'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. ;Variety: * ''Ampelita omphalodes var. loucoubeensis'' (Crosse, 1881) Description The height of the ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) * '' Ampelita owengriffithsi'' K. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010Emberton K C., Slapcinsky J., Campbell C. A., Rakotondrazafy J. A., Andriamiarison T. N. & Emberton J. D. (2010). "Terrestrial mollusks of Andriantantely Massif, Eastern Madagascar, with descriptions of 36 new species (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda; Pulmonata)". ''

'' 139(1): 71-141. * '' Ampelita parva'' Fischer-Piette & Garreau, 1965 * ''

Ampelita perampla ''Ampelita perampla'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 20 mm, its diameter 39 mm. (Original description i ...

'' Dautzenberg, 1908 * '' Ampelita percyana'' (E. A. Smith, 1880) * '' Ampelita petiti'' Fischer-Piette, 1952 * '' Ampelita pfeifferi'' Fischer-Piette, 1952 * '' Ampelita pilosa'' Fischer-Piette & Garreau, 1965 * ''

Ampelita ranomafanae ''Ampelita ranomafanae'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Ma ...

'' Emberton, 1999 * ''

Ampelita raxworthyi ''Ampelita raxworthyi'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Mad ...

'' Emberton, 1999 * '' Ampelita robillardi'' ( H. Adams & Angas, 1876) * '' Ampelita sepulcralis'' (Férussac, 1821) * '' Ampelita soulaiana'' Fischer-Piette, Cauquoin & Testud, 1973 * ''

Ampelita stephani ''Ampelita stephani'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 27 mm. Distribution This spec ...

'' Fischer-Piette, Cauquoin & Testud, 1973 * '' Ampelita stilpna'' (Mabille, 1884) * ''

Ampelita stumpffii ''Ampelita stumpffii'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description The height of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 26 mm. (O ...

'' ( Kobelt, 1880) * '' Ampelita suarezensis'' (Crosse &

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, 1877) * '' Ampelita subatropos'' (Dautzenberg, 1895) * '' Ampelita subsepulcralis'' ( Crosse, 1868) * '' Ampelita sylvatica'' Fischer-Piette & Garreau, 1965 * ''

Ampelita thompsoni ''Ampelita thompsoni'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madag ...

'' Emberton & Rakotondrazafy, 2020 * '' Ampelita unicolor'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) * '' Ampelita vanoci'' Fischer-Piette, Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1994 * '' Ampelita vesconis'' (Morelet, 1851) * ''

Ampelita watersi ''Ampelita watersi'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Description (Original description) This discoidal shell is rather solid and features a ...

'' (Angas, 1877) * '' Ampelita xystera'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) * ''

Ampelita zonata ''Ampelita zonata'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madagascar. References * * zonata Zonata was a Swedish ...

'' Fischer-Piette & Garreau, 1965 ;Synonyms: * ''Ampelita calypso'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1862): synonym of ''Ampelita basizona'' Mousson, 1882 (name based on junior primary homonym) * ''Ampelita hemioxia'' Pilsbry, 1894: synonym of ''Ampelita xystera'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) (junior subjective synonym) * ''Ampelita pauliana'' Fischer-Piette, 1952: synonym of ''Ampelita lamarei'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) (junior synonym) * ''Ampelita shavi'' (E. A. Smith, 1879): synonym of ''Ampelita xystera'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) * ''Ampelita sikorae'' Ancey, 1890: synonym of ''Ampelita xystera'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) (junior synonym) * ''Ampelita subnigra'' Fulton, 1902: synonym of ''Ampelita omphalodes var. loucoubeensis'' (Crosse, 1881) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

References

* Bank, R. (2017). ''Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World''. Last update: July 16, 2017

External links

* Acavidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acavidae-stub