''Draparnaudia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of air-breathing land snails,

terrestrial Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth. 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 or near the ground, as opposed to ...

pulmonate gastropod

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...

s in the superfamily

Partuloidea Pupilloidea is a superfamily of small and very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the infraorder ''Pupilloidei'' . Taxonomy This superfamily contains the following families: * Achatinellidae Gulick, 1873 * Agar ...

. ''Draparnaudia'' is the only genus in the family Draparnaudiidae. Both the family name and the genus name of these snails were created to honor the 18th century French

malacologist Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (mollusks or molluscs), the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams, ...

Jacques Philippe Raymond Draparnaud Jacques Philippe Raymond Draparnaud (3 June 1772, Montpellier – 2 February 1804) was a French naturalist, malacologist and botanist. Draparnaud is considered the father of malacology in France. He was professor of medicine and pathology at ...

Distribution

This genus is endemic to New Caledonia, in Melanesia and - probably introduced - to

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Taxonomy

The family Draparnaudiidae is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade

Stylommatophora Stylommatophora is an orderPhilippe Bouchet, Jean-Pierre Rocroi, Bernhard Hausdorf, Andrzej Kaim, Yasunori Kano, Alexander Nützel, Pavel Parkhaev, Michael Schrödl and Ellen E. Strong. 2017. Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification ...

within the clade

Eupulmonata Eupulmonata is a taxonomic clade of air-breathing snails. The great majority of this group are land snails and slugs, but some are marine and some are saltmarsh snails that can tolerate salty conditions. Linnean taxonomy *Suborder Eupulmonata H ...

(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). ''Draparnaudia'' is the type genus of the family Draparnaudiidae. Draparnaudiidae consists of one genus with six species:Tillier S. & Mordan P. B. (1995). "The anatomy and systematics of the New Caledonian land snail genus ''Draparnaudia'' Montrouzier, 1859 (Pulmonata: Orthurethra)". ''

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society The ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering zoology published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Linnean Society. The editor-in-chief is Maarten Christenhusz (Linnean Society). ...

'' 113(1): 47-91, London 1994 . * ''

Draparnaudia anniae ''Draparnaudia anniae'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as mollusc ...

'' Tillier & Mordan, 1995 * ''

Draparnaudia gassiesi ''Draparnaudia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Partuloidea. ''Draparnaudia'' is the only genus in the family Draparnaudiidae. Both the family name and the genus name of ...

'' Pilsbry, 1902 * ''

Draparnaudia michaudi ''Draparnaudia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Partuloidea. ''Draparnaudia'' is the only genus in the family Draparnaudiidae. Both the family name an ...

'' Montrouzier, 1859 - type species * ''

Draparnaudia singularis ''Draparnaudia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Partuloidea. ''Draparnaudia'' is the only genus in the family Draparnaudiidae. Both the family name and the genus name of ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1855) * ''

Draparnaudia subnecata ''Draparnaudia subnecata'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the superfamily Partuloidea. This species is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geog ...

'' Tillier & Mordan, 1995 * ''

Draparnaudia walkeri ''Draparnaudia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Partuloidea. ''Draparnaudia'' is the only genus in the family Draparnaudiidae. Both the family name and the genus name o ...

'' Sykes, 1903

References

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