''Euplecta'' is a genus 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 ...
s,
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 ...
mollusc
Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
s in the family
Ariophantidae
Ariophantidae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails and semi-slugs, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea (according to the Taxonomy of ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995739 on 2020-11-16]
These snails are restricted to
South India
South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of ...
and
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
.
More than eighty
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
are recognized according to the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...
(WoRMS).
Species
* ''
Euplecta acalles
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(Pfeiffer, 1857)
* ''
Euplecta acuducta
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(Benson, 1850)
* ''
Euplecta albizonata
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(Dohrn, 1858)
* ''
Euplecta apicata
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(Blanford, 1870)
* ''
Euplecta baconi''
(Benson, 1850)
* ''
Euplecta binoyaensis
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
Godwin-Austen, 1899
* ''
Euplecta cacuminifera''
(Benson, 1850)
* ''
Euplecta colletti
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(E.R. Sykes, 1897)
* ''
Euplecta concavospira
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1854)
* ''
Euplecta eastlakeana
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(O.F. von Möllendorff, 1883)
* ''
Euplecta emiliana''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1852)
* ''
Euplecta fluctuosa
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
Blanford, 1901
* ''
Euplecta foveolata
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
Preston, 1909
* ''
Euplecta gardneri
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
* ''
Euplecta granulifera
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
Blanford, 1901
* ''Euplecta herosae''
Thach & F. Huber, 2018: synonym of ''
Trichochloritis fouresi
''Trichochloritis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Camaeninae of the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trichochloritis Pilsbry, 1891. Accessed through: W ...
''
(Morlet, 1886) (junior synonym)
* ''Euplecta huberi''
Thach, 2018: synonym of ''
Ganesella emma
''Ganesella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Camaeninae of the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ganesella W. T. Blanford, 1863. Accessed through: World R ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1863) (junior synonym)
* ''Euplecta hueae''
Thach & F. Huber, 2018: synonym of ''
Ganesella rostrella
''Ganesella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Camaeninae of the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ganesella W. T. Blanford, 1863. Accessed through: World R ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1863) (junior synonym)
* ''
Euplecta hyphasma
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
* ''
Euplecta imperforata
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
Schepman, 1918
* ''
Euplecta indica
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
* ''
Euplecta isabellina
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1854)
* ''
Euplecta laevis
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
W.T. Blanford, 1901
* ''
Euplecta lankaensis''
H.B. Preston, 1909
* ''
Euplecta layardi''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1851)
* ''
Euplecta mucosa
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861)
* ''
Euplecta mucronifera''
Blanford, 1901
* ''
Euplecta neglecta''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1854)
* ''
Euplecta oribates
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
Blanford, 1901
* ''
Euplecta partita''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1854)
* ''
Euplecta phidias
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(S.C.T. Hanley & W. Theobald, 1876)
* ''
Euplecta pingoungensis''
Godwin-Austen, 1888
* ''
Euplecta prestoni
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
(H.H. Godwin-Austen, 1897)
* ''
Euplecta pulchella
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
Blanford, 1905
* ''
Euplecta rosamonda''
(W.H. Benson, 1860)
* ''
Euplecta schneideriana
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
I. Rensch, 1930
* ''
Euplecta scobinoides
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
E.R. Sykes, 1897
* ''
Euplecta semidecussata''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
* ''
Euplecta subcastor
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(Beddome, 1891)
* ''
Euplecta subdecussata
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(Pfeiffer, 1857)
* ''
Euplecta subopaca
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
* ''
Euplecta travancorica''
(Benson, 1865)
* ''
Euplecta trimeni''
(F.P. Jousseaume, 1894)
* ''
Euplecta tripilaris
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(Gredler, 1890)
* ''
Euplecta turritella''
(C.B. Adams, 1869)
* ''
Euplecta verrucula
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
However, Worldwide Mollusc Species Database described (WMSD)
* ''
Euplecta adulta
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
(A.R.J.B. Bavay, 1908)
* ''
Euplecta aylvaus
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
W.L.H. Dohrn
* ''
Euplecta biserialis''
Unknown
*''
Euplecta divisa''
(E. Forbes, 1851)
* ''
Euplecta haematina
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(O.F. von Möllendorff)
* ''
Euplecta inclinata''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1864)
* ''
Euplecta juvenis
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(E.A. Smith)
* ''
Euplecta minor''
(C. Hedley, 1891)
* ''
Euplecta rathouisii''
(P.M. Heude, 1880)
* ''
Euplecta rosseliana''
(E.A. Smith, 1889)
* ''
Euplecta woodlarkensis
''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
''
(C. Hedley, 1891)
References
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.
External links
*
Semper, C. (1870-1885). Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record)
{{Taxonbar, from=Q21226012
Gastropod genera