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''Limicolaria'' is a
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Achatinidae Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "''agate''") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa. Well known species include '' Achatina achatina'' the Giant African Snail, and '' L ...
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Species

Species within the genus ''Limacolaria'' include: *'' Limicolaria abinsiensis'' Shackleford and Spence 1916 *'' Limicolaria adansoni'' Pfeiffer, 1861 *'' Limicolaria aurora'' Jay, 1839 -
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*'' Limicolaria cailliaudi'' Pfeiffer *''
Limicolaria charbonnieri ''Limicolaria'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Limacolaria'' include: *'' Limicolaria abinsiensis'' Shackleford and Spe ...
'' Bourguignat, 1889 - Congo *'' Limicolaria dimidiata'' Martens, 1880 -
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*'' Limicolaria distincta'' Putzeys, 1898 - Congo *''
Limicolaria flammea ''Limicolaria flammea'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. Distribution This species is native to ควย: มิค. It was found as an introduced spe ...
'' Müller, 1774 -
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Limicolaria flammea festiva ''Limicolaria'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Limacolaria'' include: *'' Limicolaria abinsiensis'' Shackleford and Spe ...
'' von Martens, 1869 -
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Limicolaria flammea spekiana ''Limicolaria'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Limacolaria'' include: *'' Limicolaria abinsiensis'' Shackleford and Spe ...
'' Grandidier, 1881 -
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Limicolaria flammulata ''Limicolaria'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Limacolaria'' include: *'' Limicolaria abinsiensis'' Shackleford and Spe ...
'' Pfeiffer, 1847 *''
Limicolaria kambeul ''Limicolaria'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Limacolaria'' include: *'' Limicolaria abinsiensis'' Shackleford and Spe ...
'' Bruguiere, 1792 -
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Limicolaria kambeul turriformis ''Limicolaria'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Limacolaria'' include: *'' Limicolaria abinsiensis'' Shackleford and Spe ...
'' Bruguiere, 1792 *''
Limicolaria martensi ''Limicolaria'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Limacolaria'' include: *'' Limicolaria abinsiensis'' Shackleford and Spe ...
'' Martens -
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**'' Limicolaria martensi karagweensis'' Kobelt, 1913 - Congo **'' Limicolaria martensi pallidistriga'' Martens, 1895 - Congo *'' Limicolaria martensiana'' E. A. Smith, 1880 -
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Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
**'' Limicolaria martensiana laikipiaensis'' E. A. Smith, 1913 -
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*'' Limicolaria numidica'' Reeve -
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*'' Limicolaria saturata'' E. A. Smith, 1895 -
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**'' Limicolaria saturata chromatica'' Pilsbry, 1904 - Congo *'' Limicolaria smithii'' Preston, 1906 -
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*'' Limicolaria turriformis'' von Martens *'' Limicolaria zebra'' Pilsbry -
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