''Macrochlamys'' is a large
genus
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of air-breathing
land snails,
terrestrial
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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
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s in the family
Ariophantidae
Ariophantidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails and semi- slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Distribu ...
.
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''Macrochlamys'' is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nomina ...
of the subfamily Macrochlamydinae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Macrochlamys'' include:
* ''
Macrochlamys amboinensis''
(von Martens, 1864)
* ''
Macrochlamys ceromatica''
(Morelet, 1881)
* ''
Macrochlamys clessini''
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* ''Macrochlamys indica
''Macrochlamys indica'' or the horntail snail is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk, in the family Ariophantidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in countries including:
* India, Lower Benga ...
'' Benson, 1832
* '' Macrochlamys kasnakowi'' (Westerlund, 1898)
* '' Macrochlamys sogdiana'' (Martens, 1871)
* '' Macrochlamys tersa'' (Issel, 1874)
* '' Macrochlamys turanica'' Martens, 1874
* '' Macrochlamys vitrinoides'' (Deshayes, 1831)
;Synonyms:
* Subgenus ''Macrochlamys (Petalochlamys)'' Godwin-Austen, 1907: synonym of '' Petalochlamys'' Godwin-Austen, 1907
** ''Macrochlamys (Petalochlamys) formosana'' (Schmacker & Boettger, 1891): synonym of '' Petalochlamys formosana'' (Schmacker & Boettger, 1891)
* ''Macrochlamys asamurai'' Panha, 1997: synonym of '' Sarika asamurai'' (Panha, 1997) (original combination)
* ''Macrochlamys formosana'' Schmacker & Boettger, 1891: synonym of '' Petalochlamys formosana'' (Schmacker & Boettger, 1891) (original combination)
* ''Macrochlamys fulgens'' Gude, 1900: synonym of '' Ovachlamys fulgens'' (Gude, 1900) (original combination)
* ''Macrochlamys humbloti'' Ancey 1902: synonym of '' Kalidos humbloti'' (Ancey, 1902) (original combination)
References
* Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
External links
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1847) 15: 129-219
Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1882-1920). Land and freshwater Mollusca of India, including South Arabia, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Burmah, Pegu, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. Supplementary to Messrs. Theobald and Hanley's Conchologia Indica. London, Taylor & Francis.
Pfeiffer, L. (1855-1856). Versuch einer Anordnung der Heliceen nach natürlichen Gruppen. Malakozoologische Blätter. 2(3): 112
Benson, W. H. (1834). Observations on a collection of land and freshwater shells, formed in the Gangetic provinces of India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 2: 89-91
Baker, H. B. (1938). Bensonies, new name for Bensonia Pfeiffer. Nautilus. 52(1): 33.
Ariophantidae
Taxa named by William Henry Benson
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