''Neohelix'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

(or a subgenus under ''

Triodopsis ''Triodopsis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Triodopsis'': *'' Triodopsis alabamensis'' *'' Triodopsis a ...

'') 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 ...

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

Polygyridae Polygyridae is a family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Polygyridae Pilsbry, 1895. Accessed thro ...

. The shells of ''Neohelix'' are not distinguishable from those of the genus ''

Mesodon ''Mesodon'' is a genus of land snails in the family Polygyridae. Species Species within the genus ''Mesodon'' include:ITIS''Mesodon'' accessed 1 November 2008. * '' Mesodon altivagus'' (Pilsbry, 1900) – wandering globe * '' Mesodon andrew ...

'', but the reproductive anatomy of the two groups of snails is different.Pilsbry H. A. (1940). "Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico)". ''Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia'', Monograph 3, vol. 1(2): 834.

Species

Species within the genus ''Neohelix'' include: * ''

Neohelix albolabris ''Neohelix albolabris'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Polygyridae. Alternate names for Neohelix albolabris are Helix albolabris and Triodopsis albolabris. It is the first land ...

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Neohelix alleni ''Neohelix'' is a genus (or a subgenus under '' Triodopsis'') of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. The shells of ''Neohelix'' are not distinguishable from those of the genus ''Mesodon' ...

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Neohelix dentifera ''Neohelix dentifera'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Polygyridae. References

Polygyridae Gastropods described in 1837 {{Polygyridae-stub ...

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Neohelix divesta ''Neohelix divesta'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Polygyridae Polygyridae is a family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulm ...

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Neohelix major ''Neohelix'' is a genus (or a subgenus under '' Triodopsis'') of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. The shells of ''Neohelix'' are not distinguishable from those of the genus ''Mesodon' ...

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Neohelix multilineata ''Neohelix multilineata'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae Polygyridae is a family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial ...

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Neohelix solemi ''Neohelix'' is a genus (or a subgenus under '' Triodopsis'') of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. The shells of ''Neohelix'' are not distinguishable from those of the genus '' Mesodon ...

References

Polygyridae Taxa named by Hermann von Ihering Gastropod genera {{Polygyridae-stub