''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a

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of very large, air-breathing land snails,

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pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the

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Bothriembryontidae Bothriembryontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Orthalicoidea. Taxonomy This family has been named Placostylidae and had no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of ...

.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=863055 on 2020-11-14

Species

Species within this genus include: * ''

Eumecostylus almiranta ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (Clench, 1941) * ''

Eumecostylus calus ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1892) * ''

Eumecostylus cleryi ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1850) * ''

Eumecostylus cylindricus ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Access ...

'' (Fulton, 1907) * ''

Eumecostylus foxi ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (Clench, 1950) * ''

Eumecostylus fraterculus ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (B. Rensch, 1934) * ''

Eumecostylus gallegoi ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (Clench, 1941) * ''

Eumecostylus gardneri ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' Delsaerdt, 2010 * ''

Eumecostylus hargravesi ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (Cox, 1871) * ''

Eumecostylus kirakiraensis ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (B. Rensch, 1934) * ''

Eumecostylus phenax ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (Clapp, 1923) * ''

Eumecostylus sanchristovalensis ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (Cox, 1870) * ''

Eumecostylus scottii ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (Cox, 1873) * ''

Eumecostylus uliginosus ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (Kobelt, 1891) * ''

Eumecostylus unicus ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eumecostylus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed ...

'' (B. Rensch, 1934) * ''

Eumecostylus vicinus ''Eumecostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae Bothriembryontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmona ...

'' (B. Rensch, 1934)

References

* Neubert, E., Chérel-Mora C. & Bouchet P. (2009). Polytypy, clines, and fragmentation: The bulimes of New Caledonia revisited (Pulmonata, Orthalicoidea, Placostylidae). In P. Grancolas (ed.), Zoologia Neocaledonica 7. Biodiversity studies in New Caledonia. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 198: 37-131. * Delsaerdt, A., 2010. Land snails on the Solomon Islands. Volume 1. Placostylidae

External links

J. C.; Martens, E. von. (1860). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers. Ed. 2. Pp. i-xviii, 1-359. Leipzig: Engelman

Clench, W.J. (1941). The Land Mollusca of the Solomon Islands (Succineidae, Bulimulidae and Partulidae). ''American Museum Novitates''. 1129: 1-21.
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